Carvajal’s injury has been a hard blow despite the victory. Ancelotti did not leave good news at the press conference
Carvajal
“It seems like a pretty serious injury, they have to evaluate it in the next few hours. The locker room is sad, worried, something has happened that happens many times on the calendar, and unfortunately it has happened to a very important player for us.”
What improvement have you seen from the team?
“A game with order, good attitude, too much intensity, but when we opened the scoring we controlled it well, without taking risks, defending compactly. 3 important points because it could be a trap game.”
More about Carvajal
“He is a fundamental player, the experience, the professionalism, the seriousness. Let’s wait, I’ve spoken to him and he’s obviously sad, disappointed, but there’s not much to do. Let’s see what the medical evaluation is going to be and then think about recovering.”
Camavinga
“Today we played with a double pivot with him and Federico, they delivered. Eduardo lacks some condition because he has had an injury for more than a month. After 60 minutes I was tired, he asked me for change. “It’s getting better.”
Strategy in Valverde’s goal
“We tried this morning to free Federico from the front. They are resources that we have, players who have good hitting. We have tried it and it has turned out well.”
What does Carvajal have?
“I have spoken to the doctor and he told me that it is a knee injury, but he has to do tests. I hope it is as minor as possible.”
Vinicius shoulder
“It’s blocked, he’s had a problem with his cervical spine, it hurts, they’re going to do tests on him in the next few hours.”
How the locker room reacts to injuries
“When something like this happens, especially a player like Dani, always present, animated and motivated, it affects all the players and the entire team. We have to react, last year we did very well, we have to make and we are going to make an effort to try to make all these injuries a great motivation.”
Modric
“Modric’s role, what it is, in these years that I have coached him has always been the same, a fundamental player, no matter how many minutes he plays.”
Go to the market in Carvajal
“Lucas Vázquez gives us a lot of confidence. During the break we have time to talk about this topic taking into account that the market is closed. We have to manage the squad and see, in case of the absence of the only right back we have now, which is Lucas Vázquez, see who we put in this position.”
