Real Madrid soccer team
Coach Anzilotti has been hit by a new bout of Champions League pneumonia and missed the La Liga clash with Cheddar, with his health fluctuating. On Monday (4), Anzilotti did not show up at the training ground, and the Spanish media speculated that if "Fat An" does not recover quickly, his son, David, who is also an assistant coach, may be assigned to lead the team to face Chelsea in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League last eight.
Sources say that Anzilotti's latest test results show that he is still positive. On Tuesday (5), Real Madrid will fly to London to prepare for the UEFA Europa League, while "Fat An" will have his last test on Wednesday (6). If the test results are negative, he will immediately fly to London to join the team and look forward to taking the helm himself.
If Anzalotti is unable to make the trip, his son David "Little An" will take the helm along with Real Madrid's head of youth training, Bertolomeo. David has been by Anzilotti's side as an assistant during his past coaching stints at Napoli and Ivory Coast, and is believed to have learned a lot from his father.
In the absence of "Fat An", David has led Real Madrid to a 2-1 win over Cheddar in La Liga, thanks to two penalties from Penschmar. However, the situation will not be optimistic for Chelsea if "Fat An" is not available to face the English Premier League's strongest team.
