Carlo Ancelotti, the Real Madrid coach highlighted the “continuity” of Barcelona to “take many games forward” and assured that if the Catalans win the League “it means that they have deserved it”. Regarding the game that Real Madrid is playing this Tuesday against Real Sociedad in Anoeta at 10:00 p.m., Ancelotti complained about “a schedule that doesn’t make sense.” He also announced that he “won’t” make rotations except those required “by casualties.”
“Tomorrow is a demanding game because we play against a good team and we have some casualties due to some injuries, sanctions… it will be a difficult game. Also, it is a schedule that does not make sense, but it is what we have to do. Let’s go to San Sebastián with all the desire in the world to play a good game”, he said at a press conference.
An Ancelotti who referred to the two players who were absent from the previous training session, the Brazilian Éder Militao and the Uruguayan Fede Valverde. “Militao is fine. He had a personal issue, but he came back with training started. He’s fine and he’s going to play tomorrow. Valverde has done some individual work in the pool, but he may be available tomorrow. Praise not because he started today with the group and Luka Modric could be ready for Saturday”, he declared.
In addition, he commented that he will not make massive rotations despite having the Copa del Rey final against Osasuna on Saturday at La Cartuja.”If Benzema is well, he will play. Today he was a little tired, but if he recovers well he will play. Tomorrow I will not rotate, except for casualties. Tomorrow I will put the best possible team”, he commented.
Beyond football, the Italian also revealed that “the club’s future project” includes “signing” a striker, since the Frenchman Karim Benzema “has an age”, 35 years, despite the fact that he defends the performance of the striker for this season in which he has scored 29 goals.
“The club’s future project is to sign a ‘9’ because Karim is old, but as Karim is now we don’t think about this and the forward line is working very well. Karim has had ups and downs, but Rodrygo and Vinicius have progressed, Asensio is doing it very well… the problem has not been the attack these years -referring to the lack of defensive commitment of his team in some games-“, he commented at a press conference.
Ancelotti who pondered the performance of VinÃcius and Rodrygo. “The Brazilian player stands out for his individual qualities. I have had many like Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Pato, Kaka… but each one has his characteristics. Dribbling players like VinÃcus and Rodrygo are hard to find in world football,” he said.
The coach of the white team also assured that VinÃcius “does not need a red card” to punish him, after a journalist questioned him, since “all the yellow cards he has had is enough.”
Ancelotti evaded talking about whether he will be the next Brazil coach and denied there is a deadline for making a decision. “I’ve already said that I don’t talk about my future, but he answered you. The deadline is nonsense because he hasn’t talked to anyone, but I don’t talk about my future,” he replied.