Brian ODriscoll believes the reappointment of Andy Farrell to Warren Gatlands British and Irish Lions coaching team would be welcomed by players.Farrell is favourite to reprise the defence role he performed with distinction in 2013 when Australia were dispatched 2-1, with Gatland scheduled to announce his assistants in Dublin on Dec. 7.ODriscoll, a veteran of four Lions tours, insists the players were inspired by the passion displayed by Farrell three years ago.Farrell is good man manager and motivator and we got excited when he started talking. Kick chase became exciting, ODriscoll said.I would imagine if he is brought in the players will continue to be excited. He talked about getting off the line, about no logs on the ground, about making sure youre back on your feet.It was all about energy. The way Farrell talks, he really gets into it. And if he was on the coaching ticket I think he would be a really great addition.Farrell was Englands defence coach until the hosts demise in last autumns World Cup, but has since been recruited by Ireland.Former Ireland captain ODriscoll believes his imprint was stamped all over the historic 40-29 victory over New Zealand in Chicago on Nov. 6.Andy has been incredibly influential. I have spoken to the boys and the very first session that he took they were incredibly excited about what he was saying, the enthusiasm that he had, ODriscoll said.The boys who were on the Lions Tour in 2013 said he has brought his coaching to another level since then.When I was playing we were all relatively organised defensively as a team, but it was probably one cog that we missed because [head coach] Joe Schmidt was taking it and he had everything to think about.When you give responsibility for defence to one person, I think it only adds value to the team because they are so focused. You have seen it with Wales for many years with Shaun Edwards.Now the players get excited about how their defence goes. Attack for them is an added bonus, but how their defence responds in a game is how they earn their crust.Irelands victory against New Zealand in America was their first taste of success against the world champions in 111 years and on Saturday they face a rematch at the Aviva Stadium.ODriscoll backed Ireland to beat the bookmakers spread of winning by plus 23, winning a couple of quid, nothing life changing but enough to add to a good weekend, and insists they can do it again.Its obviously a bigger challenge because theyve poked the bear. The bear will be not happy about that, ODriscoll said.They wont have the unforced error count that they had. They will be raging from their defeat. 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Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid.Cam Newton insisted Carolina Panthers only had themselves to blame after they fell to a 24-10 defeat to Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.REPORT: Denver win Super Bowl All the details of Broncos 24-10 win Quarterback Newton was sacked six times in his first Super Bowl appearance, completing only 18 of 41 passes for 265 yards as a dominant defensive display saw the Broncos beat up the Panthers. Newton, who was named the NFLs most valuable player this season, refused to make any excuses for the Panthers defeat and admitted the Broncos were worthy winners. Cam Newton was sacked seven times by Denver I dont know what you want me to say. They made more plays than us, and thats what it came down to, he said.We dropped balls. We turned the ball over, gave up sacks, threw errant passes. Thats it. They scored more points than we did.Head coach Ron Rivera called on the Panthers to bounce-back from their Super Bowl defeat and to take heart from the Broncos 43-8 Super Bowl loss to Seattle Seahawks in New Jersey in 2014. Highlights of the Carolina Panthers against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 Weve talked about getting to the mountain peak and obviously were at the top of the mountain but were not at the peak, Rivera said.dddddddddddd I told our guys ... this is the same team (Denver Broncos) that a couple of years ago got beat in New York. So we have an opportunity to grow and learn from this experience and give ourselves an opportunity to get back here. Peyton Manning secured his second Super Bowl ring in what could be his final game before retiring Panthers defensive end Kony Ealy, who tied the Super Bowl record with three sacks and became the first player to record multiple sacks and an interception in a Super Bowl, echoed Riveras thoughts. You just have to come back and fight next year, Ealy said. It sucks, but at the end of the day, I cant dwell on it. The better team won. They showed up, they played. They didnt make mistakes, we did make mistakes. We cant do that. Its a process. We will learn from this and get back. We will look to get at this again next year.Also See:Broncos win Super BowlManning to consider futureBroncos 24 Panthers 10 recapNFL video ' ' '