Carlo Ancelotti appeared before the media at Real Madrid City and analyzed our team’s entry into the Copa del Rey against Deportiva Minera: “We approach it with the enthusiasm we always have since it is a competition important which has given us a lot of joy in recent years. We respect the opponent, the jersey and the competition. We will try to give the best of ourselves and qualify.
“Neither Courtois nor Rüdiger will be traveling. The rest will be present and will be able to play. We played a short time ago and some will be tired. I want to give minutes to those who played less.”
The objective in the Coupe du Roi
“The Copa del Rey is not a problem until you are eliminated. When you are eliminated from the Cup it is a problem because Real Madrid want to fight for all competitions. The problem would be to be eliminated from the Copa del Rey in recent years, this competition has gone very well for us and playing in the final is a great thing.
Cartagonova stadium
“If the pitch is good, there is much less chance of having problems and the crowd will be able to enjoy a good match. We will try to have a good match. The time of year is not the most ideal because of the cold.
Lunin, holder in the Coupe du Roi?
“He will play tomorrow. As for what happens next, I don’t know. Courtois needs to rest and recover well. Lunin can play in La Liga, in the Champions League… The fact that Lunin is playing in the Cup is not defined”.
Seven first-team players on the pitch in the Cup
“We must respect this rule and I have no problem with it. It is obvious that we must respect it.”
Vini Jr.’s expulsion at Mestalla
“It wasn’t red, it was yellow, and that’s why I hope he doesn’t take too many games. It’s difficult to be in his place. It’s difficult to do facing everything that happens and the insults it’s not that easy, but he’s trying to move forward. He’s sad about the red card and he asked for forgiveness, but we have to look forward.
“I see what’s happening and what’s happened with him in the stadiums. He’s improved his attitude and he can still improve it, but no one is perfect. He’s doing a big job there – above and he has improved a lot, so much so that he is the best player in the world.
The Bellingham post
“He changed his position with the ball, which is more centered compared to last season. Vini Jr. played more inside last year and in the last half we opted to put him in attacking midfield positions “The team handled the change well, but with the ball nothing changed. He always played more inside, with Vini Jr. more on the side.”
Penalty takers
“I didn’t like that we missed so many penalties. I want to clarify the subject with the players before each match. I will tell them. It could be Bellingham, Mbappé, Vini Jr., Modrić, Arda Güler… I’ll see how I feel.”
“It’s a technical aspect which is very complicated to work on because the atmosphere changes in a match and, in training, we cannot reproduce the atmosphere of a stadium.”
