MADRID, 29 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has assured that they are “at an important moment of the season” and that is why it is vital “to reach the break” for the Qatar World Cup “in good condition”, warning of the difficulty of the This Sunday’s game against Girona, where Karim Benzema will not be present, “he is still not one hundred percent”.
“We have evaluated what has happened, we have seen the errors, which have not been in attitude, but in positioning from set pieces. We have to think about what we have to do in these four games before the break, it is an important moment in the season. We want to get to the break in good condition”, he declared at a press conference.
Regarding the defeat against Leipzig, the white coach assured that the team learned “that it always has to be focused from the beginning”. “You have to prepare for the game like it’s the last game of the season. Sometimes when you play every three days, you can recover physically, but it’s hard to always have a high mentality,” he said.
Even so, he explained that the team is “well, motivated”. “After the defeat against Leipzig, we want to play a good game and win it,” he assured. “The team is focused. There is a World Cup very close, but the players don’t talk about it. We will be the Madrid of always in these four games, which shows its face and never gives up”, he continued.
About his rival this Sunday, he pointed out that “he plays football well, he likes to have the ball and he has a good defensive organization”. “We have to defend well, because they move the ball very well,” he warned.
On the other hand, the Italian coach stated that they are recovering Luka Modric, Fede Valverde, Dani Ceballos and Mariano for the match against the Catalans. “I’m not going to get Karim back. We’ve had a little problem with Rodrygo, he’s had a bad night; he hasn’t trained today but will be tomorrow”, he explained.
“He trained and after training he wasn’t comfortable. After the clinical examination, he doesn’t have any kind of problem, but we have to take into account the player’s feeling, which is still not one hundred percent,” he continued about the French striker .
In another order of things, he thought that the Uruguayan Fede Valverde is “one of the best” midfielders of the moment. “It’s a surprise for everyone to see a complete midfielder,” he said, before speaking of Frenchman Eduardo Camavinga. “He makes more of a difference. His physical quality is more effective in open games than in closed ones. It’s not that he plays better when the games start. When there are more open games, his physical quality makes a difference,” he said. the.
“He does not have the reading that Toni Kroos has, but those are individual characteristics. He is not a starter because there is a lot of competition, just as Modric or Tchouaméni do not always play. At his age, there are not many players with this quality,” he added.
In addition, Ancelotti was convinced that FC Barcelona is still a contender to win LaLiga Santander despite its elimination from the ‘Champions’. “I have no idea if it will affect him, but I am clear that Barcelona will be a rival until the end to win the Spanish LaLiga. There are high and low moments in the season, but in the end there will be a fight to win LaLiga,” he said.
Finally, he ruled out that there will be additions in the next transfer window. “We are not thinking about the winter market because we are not interested in the winter market. This is the squad that will finish the season, I am not going to change,” he concluded.