CarloAncelottispoke at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando after theJuventus-Real Madridclash. The coach analysed his team’s fourth game of the summer tour: “It’s been a positive pre-season and in the games we’ve played we’ve displayed different qualities. One was very good and the other was in terms of defence, which we need to improve. The team isn’t used to defєɴԀing in a diamond formation. We conceded a lot of goals against Juventus and Barcelona. We lacked balance and we need to fix that.”
“The defensive aspect is the easiest to improve because it’s a problem of positioning, focus and attitude. We were good and aggressive when pressing, but we were weak in the low block. It’s been quite clear in the last two games. Moving the block back might be an option to take into account. But I’ll take the good things and the chances we created in attack.”
Things to improve”In pre-season we might not be able to score because the team is tired, as we have travelled a lot. We don’t have all the freshness that a striker needs to have when it comes to scoring. ButViniciuspositioned himself very well both inside and outside the box and scored a fantastic goal. Offensively there are no problems, but defensively we have to sort it out. There are things we have to try in this period and it has been quite clear what we need to fix things.”
Vinicius’s position”He doesn’t find it difficult to play on the inside. He has handled the position very well. Today he had some difficulty on the inside, so he went wide and that’s where he started to create danger. He’s improving.”
Fran García”Fran Garcíaplayed really well and he’s got a lot of energy because he gets to the byline really well and puts in good crosses. He’s a reliable player, but he needs to improve. It’s not an individual problem, it’s a collective problem. He has to get better defensively.”
Güler”It’s quite hard to talk about a medical aspect, but it’s not too serious. It’s a small problem in the meniscus and we’re assessing whether to have a conservative treatment or surgery.”
