“Ancelotti loved me from the beginning”

Brahim Díaz, Real Madrid soccer player, He admitted that he feels his best at Real Madrid, thanks to the Italian Carlo Ancelottirecognized “is a special coach”, which gives him “freedom” to show his football.

“When I came back to Madrid the beginning was not what I wanted,” he acknowledged the times he did not receive minutes from Ancelotti. “But today is incredible. My dream is to succeed here. I’m at my best. The confidence in the player is noticeable, you don’t burn the ball, you have more energy and more rhythm. The fans are incredible, the love they gave me from the beginning,” he revealed to ‘Valdano Universe’.

“I’m comfortable where coach puts me. The coach showed me love from the beginningHe knows how to lead the group, he has a lot of experience. He knows how to rotate players. “He is a special coach who makes you win, improve, learn and gives you the freedom to show your football,” he praised.

Brahim also remembered the man who coached him during his first spell at the white club, the Frenchman Zinedine Zidane and the reasons that prompted him to take the step of leaving for Milan to grow as a footballer.

“Zidane is amazing. He taught me a lot, he is a close coach who listens to himself and from whom we learn. Every player wants to play and at that moment I started to join the team, I scored a goal against Real and I realized that it is not easy. I want to fight, to succeed in Madrid is my dream but you realize that you need minutes and experience, to take the football now and for that you have to go out. “It came very well,” he reflected.

Also, in his first steps, the Malaga midfielder was taught by Pep Guardiola in Manchester City. “I went very young to Manchester, to fight in a new language. I am Andalusian, from Malaga and English is a little more difficult for us. A lot has happened but everything has been good for me, since I was little I have I was under pressure but in the end everything has worked out as one wants. Now I am in the club where every player dreams of being.”

“Guardiola is a great coach and he gave me my debut. I am really grateful to you. Positionally, it improves you a lot, it makes you see the gaps. I have high-level coaches and he is a great coach who makes you see details that you don’t see,” he said.

Everything in his career changed to call from Real Madrid, Brahim admitted. “When Madrid comes it’s impossible to refuse. If there is the best club in the world, the dream of every player, you realize it’s a different dimension. When they tell me there’s interest, I say yes and one hundred percent. I’ve heard nothing that’s a different offer,” he recalled.

“The good thing about Madrid is that it doesn’t look at your DNI. If you are ready, they will give you an opportunity and you have to take advantage of it. It’s the most demanding level in the world and you always have to be at your best,” he said.

He doesn’t want to talk about Kylian Mbappé, out of respect for PSGbut Brahim praised him Jude Bellingham. “He’s an incredible player and as a person he’s the same. I tell him he has everything. He works, he has tremendous talent, he stands out and to his teammates he is incredible. “He adapted very quickly.”