Ancelotti: This is my opinion about Barcelona, and Mbappe is adapting well
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared in a press conference to talk about tomorrow’s confrontation against Las Palmas, in the third round of the Spanish League.
The coach said: “I think It will be a competitive match. In the league there are very competitive matches, intense despite the temperatures. Tomorrow it will be the same. I expect a strong and open match. Las Palmas is a team that wants to play and compete.”
He added: “Every year the challenge changes because the team and its structure change a little. It is normal and last year we also needed time. We won many matches in the last minutes and it will also be difficult this year.”
He added: “The importance of the defensive work of the attackers? We must have a united team. For this, the work of the attackers and defenders is very important. If the attacker comes out and the defense does not advance, then this is not integrated, and if the attacker does not come down The same thing happens to the defense.”
And he continued: “We have Mbappe and Vinicius, we have many resources, we have scored 6 goals so far, and we are not at our best yet and this says a lot.” We will never have problems with scoring goals.”
On the new Champions League system: “I don’t have an opinion yet, because we haven’t played anything like this yet. We have to wait and we'll talk later. Sometimes something new can be a bit good.”
He stressed: “What do you ask of Chowamini? He is a very important player, I am not asking him to play Kroos, just as I did not ask Kroos to play Tshwamini. Every player must get used to his role.”
He noted: “We have many players, and the idea is to make many changes to the squad. When the Champions League starts, it will be The calendar is full of matches, so we have to depend on everyone.”
He added: “What do you think of Barcelona? He is a competitor in the league, and we have respect for him.”
He continued: “Militao has regained the best version of himself. He has shown continuity, solidity and understanding with Rudiger. His long passes are very accurate and will help us a lot. The strikers we have are very fast, so this suits them.”
And he explained: “I asked Valverde to score 30 goals, but I was joking, nothing more. He is a leader, as he should be.” To be. He provides a clean, serious and stimulating environment. We are happy with him and we hope he continues in this vein.”
Regarding Mbappe’s adaptation: “He is progressing and improving, and his adaptation is going well in the team.” His last goal was scored two weeks ago in the European Super Cup, so there is no need to worry.”
He concluded: “David Alaba’s condition? He started running today, but we have to be patient with him.”