Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madridrecognized this Saturday in a press conference, after the victory against the Athletic Club in San Mames (0-2)that’s brazilian Eder Militao was suffering from a “sprained knee. It’s an injury that doesn’t look good and we’ll be looking into it over the next few hours. I hope it’s nothing serious, although we’re worried and we’re not ruling anything out”, he added about the mishap the Madrid centre-back suffered at the start of the second half that forced him to be replaced by the German. Antonio Rudiger.
The Italian coach praised the good match of Jude Bellingham, author of 0-2, and labeled it “out of the ordinary. He has a lot of personality and adapts to the system. It looks like he’s been with her for a while. He is a fantastic footballerof a very high level, and a very important signing”, he highlighted.
He also appreciates the fight of the Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, relief of a Thibaut Courtois has been seriously injured this week. “He was very good, calm and focused. He didn’t get many chances to interfere because of our good defensive work”. About the possible arrival of Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) in the merengue goal, ‘Carletto’ he limited himself to commenting that “I don’t talk about players who are not from Real Madrid”.
‘Carletto’ did come in to assess the substitution of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric. “They are part of the squad. They have a lot of quality in the midfielder and they are very important players They will also play important games. This alignment can change”, warns the preparing Italian.
“The team had a collective commitment, a good attitude and we became stronger on a defensive level,” he celebrated. Previously, in statements on Real Madrid TV, ancelotti examines the success of merengue in Bilbao. “We had a very good first half, with a lot of intensity and success. In the second we chose to control the match more. I saw the players plugged in and motivated. They are well behaved, winning many duels. It is very important to keep a clean sheet,” he stressed.
Source: La Verdad
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