Ancelotti praises Falcao and is cautious about James’ passage through Qatari football

The Real Madrid coach, and the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, He praised the performance of Rayo Vallecano’s Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, while refraining from qualifying the passage of James Rodríguez to Qatar football. This was expressed in an interview with former Colombian footballer Faustino Asprilla for an ESPN sports program in which the coach said that he likes to manage teams more than a selection.

Referring to the current affairs of James Rodríguez, who went from Everton to Qatari Al-Rayyan, he assured that “For him the important thing is to play, that he is well and can show his quality.”

After a long absence, the Al-Rayyan creative was summoned to the Colombian team by coach Reinaldo Rueda to face Brazil on Thursday at the Neo Química Arena stadium in Sao Paulo, and five days later in Barranquilla to Paraguay.

When asked about Falcao, Rayo forward, he said: “He is doing very well here. Since he arrived he has been scoring and playing very well for the team. He seems like a player in very good physical and mental condition.”

Falcao, who was called up for the double round of the South American qualifier for the World Cup in Qatar, will be out due to injury.

On the other hand, Ancelotti said that Karim Benzema, a candidate for the Gold Ball, has serious competitors to win the trophy. “He has to fight with others who are doing very well,” he said. Benzema has scored 38 goals with Real Madrid and with the ‘bleus’.

Among the candidates for the 2021 Ballon d’Or are, in addition to Benzema, Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, N’Golo Kanté and Jorginho.