Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared in a press conference, to talk about the confrontation with Milan at dawn on Thursday, as part of the two teams’ preparations for the new season.
The coach said: “We are monitoring the level of Players, we have worked well so far and evaluated the young players. Everyone is in good condition. We like to evaluate the young players. We have many outstanding players and this is the right time for them.”
He added: "The match against Milan will be a match for the youth, whether for us or for Milan. Milan is doing a good job. I wish them the best. I have good memories. They signed a great striker like Morata, and Camarda is very good. It will be a match for the youth."
He continued: “There is nothing that worries me. We have an amazing team in all positions. Mbappe has joined, which is great. As I said, we do not have a lot of time to prepare for the matches, but the players will return.” In good condition.”
Wazda: “The players have a program that they start working on 15 days before they join the team. The most important thing is rest. The whole group returns on August 7. We are missing Kroos, but we have all the capabilities to replace him. There is no one like him, because he has a lot of quality, but we have a lot of resources.”
And about signing a new defender: “ The team is closed. Vallejo is back, and Alaba is recovering. We also have some young players like Juan, Jacobo and Raul Asensio. No one will leave because everyone wants to stay.”
He added: “We were playing vertically with Kroos, because if you reach the opponent’s area quickly, you have a better chance of creating problems for them.” Bellingham, the closer he was to the penalty area, the better. We have Modric, Chouamini and Valverde. Defensively, we want to repeat what we did last season.”
He stressed: “Andrek is still a player.” So small, so strong, so fast. I won't ask him too much because we have to take into account that it is an exciting moment for him. Tomorrow he will play 45 minutes. We are happy to have him with us. What happened between Rudiger and Endrik in training? Nothing happened. If he said anything to him, I don't know what he said (laughs). Antonio is a great player and a great teammate.”
He continued: “Last season was great. We were able to create a good spirit and overcome injuries. They forced us to improve our collective spirit, like Fran Garcia, like Joselu. All the players who did not participate in the starting lineup were very supportive of the team.”
He noted: “This club has built a project, thanks to its history. The President and CEO have built an amazing team. This is the key for Real Madrid to be the best club in the world.”
He continued: “The game plan that we will use in the new season could be 4-3-3 or 4- 4-2. Just like we did last year. Sometimes it was a 4-2-3-1 plan, we have the resources to use those plans.”
He added: “The season could be long, and I hope it will be like that. That's what we want when the season starts, to be competitive. We do not have a specific physical plan, because it is very difficult to think of a physical plan when you play every three days.”
He concluded: “Will Mbappe play in the European Super Cup? The Super Cup match is a bit far away, and we are focusing on the players we have now. We have a very good team, although we still have players on vacation.”