Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti said he welcomes the pressure that comes with managing the club and that he is unconcerned by speculation about his future.Ancelotti has won two Champions League titles and two La Liga titles in three seasons since rejoining the club from Everton in 2021.However, this campaign has not been all rainbows and butterflies. Los Blancos are out of the Champions League after being thrashed by Arsenal and currently sit four points behind leaders Barcelona in La Liga with six games remaining.Kylian Mbappe’s club hits rock bottomThat defeat to Arsenal triggered rumours of a possible exit for Ancelotti at the end of the season.Asked at a news conference whether he was feeling the pressure, Ancelotti said:”The club is aware that it has been a more complicated year than last year. Together, we manage the difficulties. The honeymoon continues. I’m very happy, very happy, with a lot of pressure, but that’s how it always is.”You see success very close, and it’s normal for stress to increase, but stress is fuel for me. It doesn’t bother me; it gives me more energy to think about more things.”As long as I continue to get up in the morning, everything is fine.”Valverde’s stunner for Ancelotti’s sweet dreamsMadrid face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday and will meet their rivals again in La Liga in May.Asked if winning a league and cup double would influence his future at the club, the Italian tactician said:”In football, anything is possible. I’m not surprised by anything, so anything can happen. I don’t hold any grudges against anyone or anything. I love this job. I loved it the first time, and I’m loving this second spell. I’d like this to continue as long as possible. If one day it ends, I’ll be grateful and take my hat off to this club, nothing else.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8877285##
