Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti suggested his future at the club will be resolved at the end of the season.
Ancelotti's place at Madrid has been called into question following their 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League in midweek.
That defeat followed on from a 2-1 loss to Valencia in LaLiga, in which they trail leaders Barcelona.
Indeed, Madrid have lost three of their last nine LaLiga matches (W4 D2), suffering the same number of defeats as in their previous 62 league games beforehand (W46 D13 L3).
Ancelotti's contract at Madrid runs through to the end of next season, and ahead of facing Alaves on Sunday, the Italian urged patience.
"I shouldn’t talk about things about my future, because the contract is quite clear. Whatever it is, it will be talked about at the end of the season," Ancelotti told reporters.
"The club always supports me, especially in difficult moments."
With a three-goal deficit to overturn at home on Wednesday, Ancelotti believes his side can mount a comeback.
"Every defeat is always the same. When you lose, it’s a difficult time. You have to think about how to bounce back. Concentrate. But, fortunately, football is like that... after a defeat, there comes an opportunity," he said.
"We’ll try, we’ll try. The truth is that Real Madrid is the only one that has done it many times. We will try until the last minute. Until the last action. Starting tomorrow.
"Against Arsenal [in the first leg] we did less in all aspects, total distance, sprint numbers, everything. They worked harder."
But Ancelotti is keen not to take anything for granted against struggling Alaves.
"Everyone is thinking about Wednesday, but everything depends on Sunday's performance," he said.
"Because we are still in the fight for the league. We need to play well and win. It’s fundamental to recover the good feelings."
Ancelotti has won all five of his matches against Alaves in LaLiga. Only against Almería and Granada (eight) has he faced on more occasions while winning 100% of the time in the competition.
Yapaciklsu
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Real fooball
Zeeioptuy
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no calm or patience anymore,old win today's game,turn the tie around against Arsenal,win the Copa and fight for the league or u are busted.... Hala Madrid 😏😏😏😏
dacblnorsu
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he's always calm, even in defeat 🤣🤣, I just love him for that
EssaSoweGambia
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Carlo has being costing madrid this season, how can you have Fran Gacia and you drop him for Alaba in the name of so called experience and again You’re player Modric in big game ahead of Brahim and Guler. If you start Alaba, Lucas and Modric madrid will loose again you need to trust young players and you should ask Mbappe to stop going to the wings and let him stay close to the six yard and wait for crosses or dead ball, he is costing us as he is making madrid not to make crosses
sikbcdisyz
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Patient we are just lose the game and you'll see wonders 😂
malablata
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Don Carlo, your future will be decided after that 2nd leg on Wednesday. We will speedy your exit from Madrid to Brazil. Believe you me, we had bought your ticket already, and the Gabriels will escort you there.
hen2020
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In doing line a contract do all a new lined said line there throughout ,in a tv do marketing do in a fit slide table off do a market lined there no standing on do a market do tv lined there do line in it sale to market do line them .
sunglex
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problem 😵💫 😔😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫 started
Dizimnopry
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You are the architect of real Madrid problem.... always likes to play players out of position.... and not substitution on right time... never used Alaba and Lucas as starters
Jotadistz
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Real Madrid is Real Madrid, just one major defeat against Arsenal, the coach maybe sack at the end of the season. This is a winning coach but in Real Madrid a coach is always under pressure to win. Nobody. wait for anyone in Real Madrid.