"Not all of the fans are behind Casillas but it won't affect him"

Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the press ahead of Real Madrid's away match at Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday.

Isco or James: "Both could play because they have played together many times. Bale has a knock on his left foot. It's not a debate between Isco and James, competition in a squad is a good thing. We have almost the whole squad in an optimum state. James is doing very well in his first season and Isco too. He's a great player and he has had some fantastic games. I'm lucky to have both of them. It's a welcome problem."

You said that when Isco is fit he's undroppable... "Isco is a great player, he's been showing that all season. I have a whole squad that are undroppable because I've got the best in the world. I am confident that from now until the end of the season everything's going to come together."

Is the BBC undroppable? "We have a game every three days until the start of May and rotations are going to be essential. Some players might be rested."

James in the important matches: "That's not true; there are no players who are more or less important than others. James is playing well and Isco is as well. Everybody's happy with him, the fans as well. It's difficult to choose. It's difficult to choose between two players of their quality because they are complete players who can play is several positions on the pitch."

Team orders on yellow cards: "I'm not going to ask players to incur a yellow because you can just easily get a red. I don't any players think about bringing cleaning their slate of cautions. When it comes, it comes. Now we have the chance to use our squad well."

Danilo: "He is a player who is ready to play for Real Madrid."

Rayo's style of play: "We have to keep in mind that it will be a difficult game. They know how they want to play, with good organization. I prefer a team that sits back because that means you have control of the game. Against Rayo it will be more problematic because they have the quality to control the match with possession and tempo. It's not going to be an easy game."

Do you think if Real win all remaining games you'll win the title? "No. I know what we have to do is win all of our games, but Barcelona have the upper hand."

Last season in Vallecas: "I have bad memories of that; it was the first time I'd got angry with the team. We were under pressure in the second half. Rayo's idea of how to play football remains the same. We have improved a lot, above all with this system that won the Champions League. It was the first time Di María had played in midfield [at Rayo] and the truth is he didn't do it very well. That gave me some doubts but it worked out in the end."

Khedira: "He's improved his fitness. The international break helped him, he's in good shape and as far as I'm concerned he's a Real Madrid player until June 30. If I need him I'll play him."

Is Casillas being booed because he's out of form or in spite of whatever he does? "I don't know. Not all of the fans are behind Casillas but it won't affect him. It what he knows better than anything: this club, these fans, and I know that it will serve as a motivation to him to keep working hard and to keep improving.

How much responsibility do you have for the low impact of the substitutes? "Part of the responsibility could fall on me but the fact is it's hard to score coming off the bench. We already have the players who score the goals on the pitch but it is true that with more playing time the players on the bench would have more confidence."

Rayo: "They are in the best form of the season. The table says it all. They are playing very well and have been winning their games at home. We know it's going to be a tricky match."

Will Casillas play tomorrow? "Keylor Navas will play on Saturday. In Vallecas Casillas will play."

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