Carlo Ancelotti did not appreciate the journalists' questions accusing him of having directly caused the injury of Vinicius Jr. The Real Madrid coach was curt when defending himself on the eve of the trip to the field of Liverpool in the Champions League.
Only 20th in the Champions League standings after its defeats against Lille (0-1) and AC Milan (1-3), Real Madrid is already playing big this Wednesday during the fifth day and a perilous trip to Anfield versus Liverpool. Other bad news, the Merengue club lost Vinicius Jr for several weeks after a muscle injury. Accused by the press of having played too much, Carlo Ancelotti did not hide his annoyance this Tuesday.
“I get a lot of advice but I think we should not forget that I have managed 1,300 matches,” said the Italian coach on Tuesday in response to criticism from journalists. “I made 1,300 team compositions and made almost 4,000 changes.”
“No one here can give me advice”
After this factual update, the “Mister” cracked a barb aimed at the media who took the liberty of commenting on his tactical choices or the start of Vinicius Jr against Leganés in La Liga.
“And I don’t think anyone here can give me advice in this area,” Carlo Ancelotti quipped again.
Hit against Leganés in the league, Vinicius Jr nevertheless finished the match which was ultimately won by the Merengue team (3-0). But after his muscle problem, the Brazilian denounced the “hellish cadences” which, according to him, caused his injury.
