MADRID, 6 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid midfielder Carlos Henrique Casemiro has assured that they must face “calmly” this Tuesday’s game against Inter, in which they play the first place in the group in the Champions League, and has affirmed that Vinícius, that this year is being “decisive”, and Kylian Mbappé would be “compatible” if they shared the white wardrobe.
“We must play very seriously, with a lot of respect. We know that Inter is a great team, we play first place, so we have to face the game with calm and respect for our opponents. He is the current Italian league champion and will be a very difficult match, “he declared at a press conference.
In addition, he explained that “soccer is moments” and that they are currently in a “very good” one. “There will come times when we will not be so well. The games are always very difficult, people study us, they want to do their best against us. The key is the work of the entire squad. We have to keep working to win all the games.” , he warned.
“Real Madrid always have to be at the top of the table. We always work to be at the top, but the key is the desire to face every game as if it were the last. We know the responsibility that exists in this club to win all parties, “he said.
In this sense, he was “surprised” by the ambition that Carlo Ancelotti shows. “I have been very surprised by him and his technical team. He still wants to win and to show that he is a ‘top’ coach. The desire that they transmit in training and games leaves me very surprised, because you can think that he is more relaxed having won so much. They suffer more than us, “he said.
He was also proud to receive praise from his coach. “When you hear that a man of more than 60 years and 40 years of career and speaks well of what you are doing on the field, you are very happy. He is a football man, who understands a lot, he is a coach who is close, to whom I admire a lot. In the first stage there was Xabi Alonso, Khedira … I have learned a lot with him, he was very fond of me, “he recalled.
“We have a coaching staff that works hard and Pintus does a good job. It is important to have a good squad; Camavinga is very well, Fede -Valverde- too, Isco … Playing with Luka Modric and Toni Kroos is a privilege, but the most important thing is to have a good squad to win titles, “he said.
“VINÍCIUS IS BEING DECISIVE, IT IS THE DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO 2020”
Regarding the loss due to injury of Karim Benzema, “the best ‘9’ in the world”, he assured that it is “important”, but he believes that they will be able to supply it well. “We have Luka Jovic and Mariano; Luka made a great game the other day and we have to congratulate him, because he doesn’t have many minutes and he has the best ‘9’ in the world ahead of him,” he said.
He also spoke about the adaptation of Brazilian players to the team. “When you talk about Real Madrid, the demand is the greatest in the world, you arrive at 18 or 30 years old. They are young players who leave Brazil, where there is another way to play, adaptation is more difficult. I tell them to enjoy the game. What Vinícius, Militao and Rodrygo have achieved is incredible, and I tell them to continue enjoying the moment. There will come a time when they will not be so well and we will have to continue with a strong mentality, “he ventured.
“For us it is a privilege to have Vinícius, I tell him to enjoy the moment, which is very good. The difference with respect to Vinícius in 2020 is that this year he has had games in which he did not play so well but was decisive, such as against him Seville, where he had the tranquility of a ‘top’ player, “he said.
“It is difficult to say if Vinícius is the best Brazilian player today. He is in the ‘Top 3’. He suffered a lot here, he had many criticisms, and now he is in a good moment,” he recalled. “We have Karim, Courtois, who is at an incredible level, Toni Kroos, in a very good moment … Talking about Vinícius is complicated, but he is at a very important moment in his career. Hopefully he continues like this, because it is very important to us, “he continued.
Regarding a possible arrival of Kylian Mbappé, Casemiro believes that he will be “compatible” with Vinícius. “Although he is not our player, he is a great player. He is in the ‘Top 3’ of the world, and he is compatible with any player in the world. They are both in an incredible moment of their career. He is not our player, but all the people to the one who likes soccer admires it a lot, “he declared.
Finally, he praised the work of the central team formed by Éder Militao and David Alaba. “It’s difficult to talk about Sergio Ramos and Varane, because they have marked an era in this club. They won everything in this club, but Militao and Alaba have fitted in very well. We also have Nacho, who works and when he comes in he plays very well. It’s very easy They are playing very well and with confidence. They are Real Madrid players and of high level, “he concluded.