Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed, after his team’s 2-0 victory over Leipzig, that “at this time of the season you cannot ask players for a great game” because of the large number of matches, and what is it to ask them to “play a smart game to win” with matches
“We won and we deserved it. “It is a moment of the season when I cannot ask the players to play a great game, and I can ask them to play a smart game to win matches,” he said in a press conference.
“We would like to get ahead on the scoreboard a little earlier, but the matches, especially in the ‘Champions League’ and against this team that gave a boost with a good win over Dortmund … We had some worries about this match, but we got it done”
“Anger or anxiety in the match is normal. In ‘Champions’ I don’t remember a quiet match, it never happened and never will. What stands out a lot at this club is that the players are very Madridist, and that is important in the end. The weight of the shirt is very important and makes you feel like a Real Madrid fan like all the fans”
Ancelotti, who once again played down the hype around the character of Brazilian Vinicius Junior: “What is being talked about, Vinicius is not paying attention. It is centered and centered. He loves to play football. Vinicius is stronger because he is looking for continuity in his game and more success in front of goal. He is stronger for this, not for what is said
And he continued talking about names, joking about the moment Uruguay’s Fed Valverde scored the goal. “What seemed strange to me last year was that he only scored one goal with the shot he got. I told him that if I couldn’t score at least ten goals in a season, I should tear up my card and go into retirement. Today he’s shooting, which I’ve never seen him shoot his left (laughs); This means that you gain confidence. the best in the world? “We have to wait a bit,” he said
In addition, he entrusted tasks to the French “Chwamini and Kamavinga.” The first pointed out that Elly Chumini is a player with a very high degree of intelligence. And that’s it. When someone in the midfield has this quality of positioning, even though he has to improve with the ball … but the fact that he is smart allows him to join a team like Real Madrid and do it well”, from the first game in Madrid he made his first league appearance in Santiago Bernabeu
For his part, commenting on Camavinga, urging him to improve in games at a slower pace and work: “When the game crashes, his energy brings out more than when the game is more focused. Using that energy that you have in excess is a bit more complicated; It is something you have to learn. When the match falls apart, it stands out even more. He said he has to learn how to position well when the game is controlled more on a tactical level”
Finally, he insisted that they would not force Frenchman Karim Benzema ahead of Sunday’s derby against Atletico Madrid. With Karim the strategy has not changed. Some combinations may be better, but they won’t change much. We’ll see in the next few days if he’s training or not, but as I said we’re not going to risk anything; He concluded his speech by saying, “If he trains well on Saturday, he will play on Sunday”
