Luis Núñez-Villavearán
Updated Saturday, March 9, 2024-13:27
After the
Leipzig
scare ,
Real Madrid
receives
Celta de Vigo
with
Carlo Ancelotti
who took advantage of the press conference prior to the match to defend, above all, the attitude of his two star footballers.
Jude Bellingham
and
Vinicius Jr
have been the main protagonists of the Italian coach's words.
The Brazilian is one of the players whom the coach himself, both publicly and privately, has asked to moderate his attitudes.
However,
Ancelotti
has decided to pull the strings to defend his pupil.
"I have looked a little back in history and statistics... and I have never seen a footballer as persecuted as
Vinicius
," began the Italian, who assured that the Brazilian "is told and done everything."
On this occasion he has asked that "everyone" be the one to change their attitude towards the Brazilian.
"It has never happened that a player of such talent is suffering so much," declared
Ancelotti
and recalled the actions of Vallecas, in which he was hit in the head, and
Leipzig , a play for which the expulsion of the
Real Madrid
number seven was requested.
.
The new white star, Jude
Bellingham
, has also deserved his defense
.
In his opinion, he believes that the Englishman's two-game sanction for inconsideration of
Gil Manzano
in the match against Valencia is "exaggerated" because it was not "an insult."
And the Italian hopes that "they haven't taken his license plate."
The Italian's defense has also extended to
Rodrygo
, whose playing time makes him one of the most questioned players in the Italian's lineups.
For
Ancelotti
, the Brazilian's story at Real Madrid is one of "success."
"This year he has not had continuity in scoring, but he has in performance. When we need a goal, Rodrygo will be there," he maintained.
Real Madrid receives a Celta that plays a lot, "like us," the coach clarified, at a time of play in which "they may have lowered the level a little," in his words.
But he hopes to regain the tension that, he thought, they lost against
Leipzig
.
"The team played with little concern. We didn't risk the pressure, I don't think it was psychological fatigue, but we came out a little more thinking that we had the advantage," he pointed out.
To face this match against the Vigo team, Ancelotti considered the "Toshack philosophy", but with nuances.
"It may be that on Wednesday I want to change everyone, on Thursday a little less and on Sunday... I have to add a little freshness," admitted the Italian.