Mbappé left winger, Ancelotti's big explanation

This Sunday evening, Real Madrid easily won in Leganés (3-0). For this meeting, Carlo Ancelotti did not fail to reconsider his choice to place Kylian Mbappé on the left of the attack: “He is more used to playing there. Today was better for the team because Vini came back on Thursday and the winger is more tired. He did very well and little by little both are progressing. It was a good match, from start to finish. We changed the position of the two attackers, with Mbappé more on the outside, and they played well. The team controlled the match very well. We confirmed the good feelings against Osasuna today. We are much more compact, focused and things are going well” he said. As a reminder, the captain of the Blues was elected man of the match.

Mbappé more accustomed to playing on the left according to Ancelotti!

The Italian also revealed why he preferred to start Fran Garcia rather than Ferland Mendy: “His replacement was a technical decision. Fran is playing very well, but Ferland will be very important on Wednesday” he said before returning to the match of Federico Valverde as right back: “We don't know if Tchouaméni and Vazquez will be at Anfield. We will try to get everyone back. In defense, the team was very good. Raúl (Asencio) played a very serious match. I really liked it. He surprised me in the sense that he plays with a lot of maturity, he has no worries, he has no fear and he is always in a good position. And Valverde is a fantastic full-back, the best right-back in the world after Carvajal and Lucas. His problem is that he can play like that in many positions and my problem is to choose his best position for the team. On Wednesday we will then make the decisions. This is a question I need to think about (whether his absence in the middle could be detrimental). In the middle, we are well covered. Camavinga is at his best level, Ceballos played a very complete match, there is also Modric who always very well… “

Finally, he concluded by praising Arda Güler and Dani Ceballos: “When the team plays well, it's because everyone contributes. Both contributed a lot. Complete game. These are players we can count on because we need everyone to meet the demands of the matches.“

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