Carlo Ancelotti’s press conference before Real Madrid vs Osasuna in LaLiga 23/24
The Italian coach spoke ahead of Real Madrid’s tricky tie against Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the press ahead of the LaLiga game against Osasuna. The Italian manager has a squad selection headache given various injuries and suspensions, meaning that he has key decisions to make in the hours before the first whistle.
Ancelotti also spoke about the future of Croatian midfielder, Luka Modric, who has been linked with a move to MLS, as well as the form of Rordygo, Bellingham, Fran García, Diego Simeone and the 2030 World Cup final.
The main debate surrounding Los Blancos this week has been the squad news and who will substitute David Alaba, who did not complete training on Friday due to physical issues. With the suspension for Nacho as well as Militão’s season-ending injury, Antonio Rüdiger is the club’s only senior centre-back available.
“We’ve tried Tchouaméni there in training over the past few days”, came Ancelotti with the surprise name, “he can use the defensive aspects he has as a pivot at centre-back. He’s good in the air. The other name is Mendy,who is used to playing in the back line.”
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr appeared in court during the week to testify against alleged racist remarks that were made against him in a game against Valencia. The Brazilian has come under simply dreadful levels of criticism, with Vinicius himself being labelled the aggressor instead of the victim. “They try to twist the tale”, said Ancelotti, “Vinicius was the victim of racism, it doesn’t matter if it was one person or ten. There is a judicial process. There are media outlets that try to twist things, it makes me sad and angry.”
Carlo continued: “I haven’t spoken to Vinicius about it, I
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