Rodrigo: No one loves playing against City, and this is my position on leaving

The Brazilian Rodrigo Goss, Real Madrid player, appeared at the press conference before the upcoming confrontation against Manchester City, in the first leg of the Champions League elimination round, stressing the difficulty of playing against City, but stressed the need to restore the mentality of last season to achieve a positive result.

"Playing here is always very difficult, especially in the first game, because Manchester City pressures strongly from the beginning, we have to carry with us the same mentality that we had last season, this will help us to achieve a good result, which will be crucial For us.

The Brazilian star praised the efforts of coach Carlo Ancelotti in strengthening the combat spirit of the team, noting the importance of the players ’role in defensive pressure, where he said:“ The coach spoke to us clearly about the importance of our defensive role, and we understand the extent of the impact of this on the team, when the players see in the back line that we We are running in defensive, as this stimulates the team completely, this clearly appeared in the second half of the derby, and we must continue to work with the same spirit until the end of the season. "

Rodrigo recalled the amazing moments that he lived in front of City in the Champions League, saying: "Just two days ago, I was talking to Valverde in the dressing room, and I reminded him of my dilemma against Manchester City, I told him that I hope to repeat a night like this, because that match was the most important in my career so far, I hope this will happen again. "

On his role under the leadership of Ancelotti, Rodrigo explained: "Working with Ancelotti is very fun, it helps me to improve and provide the best for the team, I always try to develop and not stop working, and this is the secret of my success, the coach supports me a lot, and I am grateful to him for everything." .

Regarding the rumors of his departure and the offers he receives, Rodrigo said: "I do not know much about the offers, these are things that my father deals with, but I appreciate the interest of other clubs, although I am very happy here and I want to stay for many years, playing with the Real Madrid shirt in the Champions League Europe is exceptional, and tomorrow it will be. "

Rodrigo talked about his favorite position on the field, explaining: "I played on the left side last season against City, but the situation is now different for both of us, in the end the coach is the one who decides where I must play, since my childhood, I was playing on the left side, which is the center The most comfortable for me, but I also love to play on the right side and feel comfortable there, the most important thing is to help the team, and the coach knows how to use me optimally. "

On his opinion on Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach, he said: "He is a great coach and always his confrontation is very difficult, I hope that things will go in our favor tomorrow."

As for the previous confrontations against City, he pointed out: "I scored several goals against them, and I was happy in some matches, and in another I was not, confronting the City is always difficult, but I am in good condition and I feel that I am able to provide a decisive performance to help the team, I am not intended to be decisive only against Manchester City, but in all matches. "

Rodrigo concluded his speech by emphasizing that confronting City will not be easy, saying: "No one loves playing against Manchester City, because they are always a strong opponent, but I was happy after many matches against them, and I hope that tomorrow's match will be one of them."