With the pre-season underway,Real Madridmanager Carlo Ancelotti took some time out to speak to the media today and addressed several topics during his interaction.
The 64-year-old will go into the new season with a fresh squad that has been boosted by the arrivals of players like Jude Bellingham, Joselu, Arda Guler, and Fran Garcia.
As such there have been talks of the Italian tactician changing formation to accommodate the new signings and find their best position.
Addressing the same in the presser, theReal Madridboss said (h/tMundo Deportivo):”It could be that this year we will play with a different system. We have to find a new style, especially on the tour, which is an important part of the pre-season.”
“The players have to feel comfortable in the system they play,”he added.
Moving on to the topic of Bellingham, whohas arrived in a Ԁєɑł worth €103 million plus add-ons, Ancelotti said:
“Bellingham is working hard, he had a little problem on holiday, on his knee, but now he’s fine and he will play on this tour.”
Ancelotti relied on youngster Eduardo Camavinga as a makeshift left-back quite a bit last season. But the manager confirmed that the Frenchman will not play as a full-back next season, saying:
“The idea is that Camavinga will play as an interior midfielder or as a pivot. When we have the left-back occupied with Fran Garcia or MєɴԀy, he is not going to play there.”
Real Madrid have some juicy pre-season friєɴԀlies lined up on their tour of the USA as they face AC Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona, and Juventus.
The highlight will be theClasico, which generated a lot of excitement last year as well in the US. And, Ancelotti expects more of the same this time out too, as he said:
“Against Barça there is no friєɴԀly. It’s aClasicoand we like to play it and win it. Everyone knows that they are spectacular games. They always have been because there is a very big rivalry.
“We saw it last year in a fantastic atmosphere. I think it’s going to be the same this year. It’s always like that. It’s a difficult, complicated game, but it’s clear that everyone likes to play (aClasico). There is no friєɴԀly between Barcelona andReal Madridand there never will be.”
MLS is in the spotlight currently after Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets left PSG and Barcelona, respectively, to move to Inter Miami. So, Ancelotti was quizzed if he would ever consider managing in the United States of America.
In response, theReal Madridboss said:”Well, football in the States has to compete with very strong sports, they are doing well and the signing of Messi will help them to improve. But the truth is that among (US) citizens there is a lot of passion.”
Ancelotti also had kind words for Dele Alli, who gave a moving interview recently, shedding light on the personal issues that he has been battling with.
“I heard about this, sometimes in sport and life you have difficult moments and you have to use your strength to move on, I hope he can move on from this situation,”Ancelottistated.
