MADRID, 2 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, acknowledged this Tuesday that there was “very little” that he did not like about the new system that he is trying to implement this year, with four midfielders and a diamond in midfield, and that he will continue with it always and when his players are “comfortable”, ensuring that he enhances the quality of Jude Bellingham “as a midfielder” and that it can help Vinícius Jr score “more goals” by playing more inside.
“What I have not liked (of the new system) is very little. We have had good offensive situations and we have been very good at pressing after loss and pressing up front. It is clear that we must have more balance and vigilance because this system It forces you to attack a lot with the wings, but it can be fixed. The idea of changing the system is in case the players don’t feel comfortable because if they are, we’re going to continue with it,” Ancelotti said at a press conference prior to this friendly Wednesday against Juventus.
The Italian thinks “it’s good not to have a fixed system” and reiterated that “also on an individual level” the new system has helped him learn “better the qualities of Bellingham, who seems to be a complete midfielder and not an inside player and can score more the difference as a midfielder”.
However, one of the victims positionally may be Vinícius Jr, as he does not stick so much to the band. “He really likes to play a little more on the inside because it’s true that he makes a difference on the outside and can score goals on the inside. ‘Vini’ has done very well against Milan and against United and perhaps he could have been more successful against him FC Barcelona”, he explained.
The Madrid coach believes that the Brazilian “continues to be the best playing on the outside”. “As I said, it’s a pre-season and I think if we don’t try to try new things in this period, it’s difficult to do it later,” he said.
“I think we have to evaluate what we have done in this period and I think it has been a good moment of the season. We have tried some things, which have gone quite well and we have a good feeling. Now we finish this tour and we want to do better. We continue in this line and then we will evaluate whether to continue or think about something else, but on a personal level I am very satisfied. We have to adapt some things, but the players are satisfied. Against Juventus it is an important test against a strong opponent with experience like us and I think it’s going to be a nice game”, Ancelotti stressed.
Asked about Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, substitutes against Barça, the Reggiolo player made it clear that “nothing changes” for them because “they continue to be players who have knowledge and experience that no one else in this squad has.” “They are an example and they always have been, they have contributed a lot and they will also contribute this season,” he stressed.
“THE MOST EXPERTS SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE PRESSING”
“The question may be how many minutes they are going to play and I don’t know that, but they will be protagonists as they have been in past years, taking into account that there is a lot of competition, that the youngsters are progressing very well and I think that if the youngsters are progressing it is because They have a great opportunity to watch Kroos and Modric every day”, added the Real Madrid coach.
He argued that it is “easy” to manage a locker room like his with promising youngsters and established veterans since he has “intelligent players”. “The most expert have to take into account that there are youngsters who are pressing and the youngsters have the necessary patience and watch what the veterans do. This connection was very good the year we won the Champions League and it continues because we have veterans without egos and youngsters patients,” he explained.
Ancelotti also praised Nico Paz, the only outfield player from the subsidiary who is on this tour and who has “a lot of talent”. “He is very young, but he seems to belong to the first team. We don’t want to put pressure on him because he has to progress and improve, but he has all the quality to play for Real Madrid in the future,” he said.
On the other hand, he was asked about the possible complaint of PSG before FIFA for his possible interest in Kylian Mbappé. “Nothing surprises me, but I don’t know about this matter. I think it’s something political that I don’t get into, I’m focused on the technical, tactical and physical issue, the political, I’ll leave it,” he settled.
In any case, the Italian said that when it comes to choosing a team, there are players who have “a little more ego and prefer to win individual titles” and those who “want to put their quality at the service of the team.” “That’s what makes the difference between a great player and a champion,” he warned.
Finally, he was asked about the young Colombian striker Linda Caicedo, who plays for Madrid’s first women’s team. “She’s doing very well. We’re close to women’s football and looking at the World Cup, which is going to be entertaining, although Spain’s last game didn’t go very well. We have a constant relationship with the women’s team coach and I think women’s football is in expansion, hopefully Real Madrid Femenino can win the men’s titles”, he considered.