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Last night, Real Madrid annihilated Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu, blasting five goals past them brutally. The win was made possible by braces from Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo Goes, who were both outstanding on the night.
The 5-1 victory maintains the team within two points of leaders Girona, who had previously won a comeback against Rayo Vallecano.
Carlo Ancelotti addressed the media after his team’s convincing victory against Valencia, citing a slew of positives. Nonetheless, he started by emphasizing his helplessness in failing to offer all players with the minutes they need.
“When you have a squad of this caliber, it’s unfair to some players in my job.” Modri may have started the game today. He was on the bench before coming in. Unfortunately, that is my job, and it is not an easy one.”
“Today was by far the best game of the season.” We should have defended better in the first 15 minutes, but the rest of the game was flawless,” he said of his team’s performance on Saturday.
The manager praised his two Brazilian jewels, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo Goes, for their recent comeback to form.
“Vinicius and Rodrygo have returned to form. They needed time to come back to their best and demonstrate their worth.”
“They’ve done really well in the previous two games. They worked effectively together, sought for space, and played with amazing skill. “You could say they’re back,” he continued.
Despite being nominated to the squad, Jude Bellingham was unable to play due to a lack of stability in his shoulder joint after a recent dislocation.
“Bellingham is being evaluated in England, but he will return soon.” “If he can’t play today, he can’t play for them,” Ancelotti stated of the looming international service for the youthful prodigy.
“Over the next few weeks, he needs to do some specific work to strengthen his shoulder.” “After the international break, he’ll be ready to play,” he continued.
The manager went on to summarize Real Madrid’s past three results, emphasizing key traits he was pleased to see in his squad.
“The previous three home games have been excellent. We lacked accuracy against Rayo Vallecano, but we were a very complete squad in the other two games. We played terrific football with quality, consistency, sacrifice, and dedication.”
Dani Carvajal scored in the third minute of the game against Valencia after completing a well-worked assist from Toni Kroos.
“Carvajal has previous experience in his position.” He’s an excellent full-back who can play both with and without the ball. “He scored a fantastic goal,” Ancelotti said of the defender.
The coach also praised the other goal scorers and impact players on the night, saying:
“We played very well out wide with Rodrygo and Carvajal, and then on the left with Vinicius and Brahim.” We won the game that way.”
“Both Vinicius and Rodrygo performed well. I’ll accept the team’s work as well as their effort. “I like to evaluate collective work, and we did a great job in that regard,” he said.
The manager spoke on Eduardo Camavinga, who has been replacing the defensive midfield in Aurelien Tchouameni’s absence, saying,
“He performs well in whatever role I assign him. He’s more accustomed to being the pivot, and in Tchouameni’s absence, he’s showed what he’s capable of.”
The manager was then questioned about his choice to put on Nico Paz and Joselu after the game had been effectively won.
“The game does not end until the referee blows the final whistle.” “I try to do things to win the game, and even with a 4-0 lead, I never consider the game over,” he said, making his goals apparent.
He also expressed his dissatisfaction with the players that were removed from the game, notably Vini Jr and Brahim Diaz.
“Vinicius expressed a desire to play more. And I instructed Brahim not to swear because it bothers me.”
Ancelotti ended his news conference by commenting on Girona’s impressive run in the league and their sixth straight victory in all competitions.
“They’re doing much better than we are.” You must remember that Girona does not compete in European tournaments and may compete for every game.”
“They’re a side that can fight for La Liga, and I have no doubts about that,” he said of Michel.
