Ancelotti: Vinicius' behavior has improved… and this duo is not playing in the International Sports Cup match

Al Malaeb Newspaper – Italian Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, spoke about his team's preparations to take on Deportiva Minera in the round of 16 of the Spanish King's Cup tomorrow, Monday.

Ancelotti said at the pre-match press conference: “We are going into the confrontation with the usual enthusiasm because it is an important match that has made us happy in recent years. We will respect the opponent, the shirt and the competition. We will try to do our best and qualify for the next stage.”

Ancelotti was asked: “Will Vinicius Junior play?” He replied: “Everyone is going to travel except Courtois and Rudiger. I want to give minutes to other players who played less, but we are convinced that the card was yellow and not red (against Valencia). We hope he will not be subjected to further punishment.”

He added: “I can't be in Vinicius' place but it's hard to bear all the insults that take place but he's trying to improve. It's clear he's sad about the red card and he apologized , but we have to look ahead.”

He continued: “I didn't like that we missed scoring chances from penalties. If we scored there wouldn't be a problem.”

He continued: “What has changed a bit recently is Bellingham's position without the ball, as it is positioned more in the middle. In recent games the team has dealt with changes well, and with the ball nothing has changed. ” “

He added: “What happens on the pitch, I think it has improved Vinicius' behavior enormously. He can continue to improve, but no one is perfect. ”

He continued: “Penalty kicks are a very difficult technical problem to work on because what changes during the match is the atmosphere. During training, the stadium atmosphere cannot be recreated.”

He continued: “I haven't thought about the issue of Lunin taking part in the whole cup tournament. Tomorrow Andrei will play because Courtois needs to rest and recover well.”

He concluded: “I think that participating in the King's Cup will not be a problem. The problem lies when you leave it, because Real Madrid wants to participate in all competitions. Playing the final of this tournament is something beautiful, and the aim is to to achieve, as is always the case.”

It is noteworthy that Vinicius was sent off and received a direct red card about 11 minutes before the end of normal time for the clash with Real Madrid and Valencia on Friday, in a postponed match of the 12th round of the Spanish league .

The expulsion came after goalkeeper Stoll Dimitrievski provoked the Brazilian winger by grabbing his shirt as he fell to the ground, and the Real Madrid player then got up to respond to him by shoving him in the face.