MADRID, 2 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, praised the good play of his team, to which he did not give a “but”, at the same time that he highlighted the figure of Marco Asensio, as “the best of the game”, in his team’s 5-1 victory against Scottish Celtic.
“Today there weren’t any ‘buts’, we put the fitting aside, sometimes you have to accept that the rival takes the free kick and marks you, the team was very focused from the beginning, we didn’t want problems, we wanted good feelings and we have fulfilled”, indicated the technician in press conference after the party.
The coach also highlighted the good work of his attacking players, key in the Madrid win. “It’s something mental and the good thing is that now they have more prominence, more confidence. Valverde above all has changed radically in terms of goals, Vinicius moves better without the ball, he looks for good positions. Karim has not played but we are replacing him well” , he expressed.
Specifically, the coach put Marco Asensio’s performance above the rest, “effective with and without the ball.” “Marco was the best of the game playing as a winger. Valverde was more open and Carvajal too, the combination between the three was very good. As a midfielder he can make the difference, he was forceful and effective with and without the ball”, Indian.
“Asensio has endured well, with a good attitude by not playing, the work he has done in this period is showing it now, I had no doubt about this, sometimes when you are not happy, you can have a positive or negative reaction, and he has had a positive one”, he praised.
In general terms, Ancelotti highlighted the individual quality of his squad, balanced between youngsters and more veterans. “The individual quality they have is quite evident, they are serious and very humble players, what they are doing is surprising, but not too much,” he said.
“The usual, if the youngsters surprise you, Modric does not. He is always at a very high level, he handles the ball very well, he is a player of extraordinary quality and experience, they are not the age of a child, but they are very good both him like Kroos”, he added, after being asked about the great performance of his midfielders.
In addition, the coach stressed that with the absence of its captain, Karim Bnezema, the team has acquired “more responsibility” and “has complied”. In this sense, the Real Madrid coach was pleased with the Frenchman’s return to the team, after three injured games, and confirmed that he will be available on Monday.
However, fellow Frenchman Aurelien Tchouameni, who was unable to play against Celtic, is still recovering from tendinitis. “He started training yesterday and the sensations were better today,” he said.
Finally, with less than twenty days to go before the World Cup begins, the Italian coach defended the call-up of the Spaniard and former Real Madrid player, Sergio Ramos. “Sergio for experience and quality if he is very good, I think he has to go to the World Cup. Without a doubt he is still one of the best central defenders in the world”, he settled, before assuring that Vinicius and Rodrygo will be “protagonists” with Brazil.
