In the hours before the final of Champions who will play this saturday real Madrid and the Borussia Dortmund in Wembley, Vinicius Júnior gave an interview to UEFA. com, where the Brazilian attacker defined the great influence he had Carlo Ancelotti about him.
“He did everything for me. He always gives me confidence, he scolded me when I needed to and we had a very good relationship. “He worries about me as much as I worry about him,” said the ‘Canarinha’ international.
Vinicius explained that “Ancelotti changed me as a player, not on the field, but in the way I think about training and development. He always said that my humility is my greatest virtue, because I always listen to others,” he confessed.
Vinicius: “Vanity does not move me”
“When I score a goal in a game, I always want my teammates to score as well, who are in a better position. I’m not motivated by vanity to play with the best players, along with the big stars. Every day he teaches me more on and off the field,” the Brazilian forward said of his great relationship with Ancelotti.
Vini also showed his desire to continue to succeed in the Champions League. “It is very exciting to represent this club, which promotes this competition. I am happy to be on the field with this shirt, to have good results and to score in the 2022 final, but I want more. After this final, I want to win another, and another. “We must be ready for this match, we must prepare hard for an important moment that will crown a brilliant season,” highlighted the Brazilian.
Vinicius, one of the great candidates to win the Ballon d’Or at 23 years old, spoke about his desire to improve. “I’ve always experienced it, but after coming here with great players, with Real Madrid legends who don’t stop improving in every training session and always want to win, it started with me. Now I am doing everything possible to improve. I am learning a lot from all the most experienced players in the squad. Because they have been through more than me. “I always tell them that I prefer to listen to them rather than talk because it will be better for my development,” he said.
Modric, Kroos and Benzema, references
Merengue ‘7’ added in this regard that “not only is it important on the field, it is also important. In the near future, I will be able to do what all these players want. Luke (Modric), Tony (Kroos), Karim (Benzema) when I was here, they did me. They sent me their calm, their experience, and I can pass it on to the younger players coming into the squad.”
Finally, Vinicius revealed that among his inspirations off the field “is Pele, Kobe (Bryant), Ronaldo (Nazário), Michael Jordan, lebron (James) and christian (Ronaldo). I take a little bit from each generation of my favorite sports. Pelé is our king,” he proclaimed.
“Ronaldo calls me to give me advice”
“Ronaldo is a star in Brazil and also played for Real Madrid. He teaches me a lot and he calls me whenever he can to give me advice. Since he told me that his best skill is one-on-one with the goalkeeper, I started to think about it and I improved a lot after talking to him. Now, whenever I have a one-on-one, I’m as calm as possible,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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