Carlo Ancelotti, Italian coach of Real Madrid, assured after the triplet of Vinicius Jr. to Osasuna, that “not winning the Ballon d’Or is a small detail” that has not affected his player, and downplayed the gesture of the Brazilian who hugged him to show his support in a difficult moment after his first goal.
“For us, Vinicius is a player who makes the difference. He did it again today. not win the Ballon d’Or “It’s a small detail that hasn’t affected him from what we’ve seen today,” he said at a press conference.
Asked about the gesture that ‘Vini’ gave him in his first goal, ‘Carletto’ downplayed it. “Nothing special, he often comes to the bench to hug and celebrate. Vinicius is a player who makes the difference and is very important for us.”
Ancelotti highlighted his team’s improvement since a change in attitude. “We played a good game, we started controlling well, without too much hurry, once we opened the scoring with Vini everything went well, with a good attitude and commitment. The shame is the three injuries from the first half that are being assessed.”
“The improvement has been due to a better attitude at a defensive level, the most organized team, we have not risked practically anything, there has been good commitment on the part of everyone that has made the difference in the game,” he analyzed.
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And he defended Kylian Mbappé after another game without a goal from the French forward. “Today he tried, he made very good combinations. He hasn’t scored in the last few games but he is always there and sooner or later he will undoubtedly score again. The important thing is that he is a participant in the attack. Today Vini and Bellingham scored, the next game could be him.”
Jude Bellingham, for his part, broke his goalless streak and scored his first goal of the season, although his coach kept the work he did. “It is good for him to score this goal but the goal is a small detail of a very good game on a defensive and offensive level, with quality, ideas and continuity.”
