After being sidelined due to injuries, the Brazilian was joined by Arda Guler and Dani Carvajal, who were both reinstated to the team. Prior to their match against Real Mallorca, Carlo Ancelotti informed the press that the Turkish youth was not in the same situation as his teammates. However, he did not share the same circumstances.
It is not possible to compare the three. Longer than usual is Guler’s absence. It has not yet been determined whether or not Vinicius will play, but Carvajal is going to start from the very beginning. I really need to discuss this matter with the player as well as with the medical staff. During his training, he has shown that he is very talented.
When it comes to Guler, the most essential thing is that he is okay. Over time, he is gradually regaining his previous level of performance. Due to the fact that he is still very young, we must all make sure that we are not in a rush while we are with him. This means that he will have an abundance of time to spend with us playing. If I am able to provide him with minutes till tomorrow, then he will have minutes tomorrow. In the event that this does not occur, there will be another game.”
Additionally, there was encouraging news about Ferland Mendy and Eduardo Camavinga, both of whom are not too far away from returning to the team.
“Vini, Carvajal, and Arda have returned… As of the next week, Mendy and Camavinga will be back. The good news is that tomorrow we will make an effort to play a strong game, with a lot of energy and devotion, in order to get off to a solid start in 2011.
With just four first-team defenders in the squad for the match against Mallorca, the return of Mendy and Camavinga will be warmly welcomed. The other member of the squad is Alvaro Carrillo, a central defender for Real Madrid Castilla.
Ancelotti has noted that he can use Aurelien Tchouameni or Carvajal in central defence too, but ahead of their Supercopa clash with Atletico Madrid, he is unlikely to want to experiment too much.
