Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti sent a strong and guaranteed message to his team players, before the first official match of the season for… European Super Cup For football.
Tonight, Wednesday evening, in the Super Cup, Real Madrid, the European Champions League title holder, will meet Atalanta of Italy, the European League champion “Europa League”, at the National Stadium in Warsaw, starting at 10:00 Mecca time, with a Swiss whistle by referee Sandro Schaerer.
With Ancelotti signing Kylian Mbappe this summer, the situation has increased. White Team From his list of stars. But names like the French striker, along with the strong names present such as Vinicius, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Modric, Camavinga and Guler, among others, will not change, in the opinion of the Italian coach, the course of the team that will play for its first title this season against Atalanta.
Ancelotti sends first strong message to Real Madrid stars
In this context, and during the press conference that preceded the expected meeting in the Polish capital tonight, he stressed: The Italian SeasonedThere is no “prince or king” in his team, but players who make an effort to serve the group.
“There is a very healthy and clean environment. This is largely due to the presence of players here like Carvajal, Modric, Valverde or others like Nacho or Kroos (formerly). There is no prince or king, there are a group of players who have been able to leave their mark on the team, which is what we want to achieve this season.”
Regarding Mbappe, Ancelotti said that he “arrived in good shape and condition” and “is adapting very well”, noting that “everyone who is here can play tomorrow”, and he also spoke about the problems he will face in choosing the starting lineup, in light of the intense pace of competition between the players.
In this regard, the former Milan legend, player and coach, added: “I have a very big problem, because I was thinking about who to play and who not to play. I ruined my holiday. The good players will play and contribute. This problem does not exist because there are a lot of games. I do not think that the same 11 players will always play. Those who played less contributed a lot to support the team. Those who sat on the bench can be starters again.”
“It’s a responsibility. Some people think we are the best team and have the best squad. I think we have the best players and from there we build the best team. We have to work every day and do things well,” Ancelotti continued, noting that they are entering the tournament “with enthusiasm and desire” because it (the Super Cup) is the first title “in a season that will be very difficult and can be very successful.”
“We want to start well, considering the difficulties. The team looks good, even though we haven’t had much time to train. They are motivated to play a good game,” he continued.
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Asked about penalty takers, he said: “Vini and Bellingham are very good penalty takers, and Valverde also did it in the Copa America. We have a lot of penalty takers, and I have to choose one of them tomorrow. We have to choose one who will start the match.”
On the other hand, Ancelotti considered Andriy Lunin an “important part” of the team, and described rival coach Gian Piero Gasperini as “a coach with great experience and a friend” who is “very good tactically”.
On the retirement of German midfielder Toni Kroos, Ancelotti said: “Toni was a great player, but he decided to leave and we respect his decision. It will be very difficult to replace him, but we can do it with Camavinga and Valverde. It will be different from a tactical point of view, because our style must adapt to the characteristics of the players we have. If we have a different player than Kroos, we will play different football.”
It is worth noting that Real Madrid ended last season successfully, as it topped the European throne for the 15th time in its history (a record), and won the Spanish League title for the 36th time, outperforming its rival Barcelona, which left the season empty-handed.
