Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has praised 17-year-old Lamine Yamal’s handling of Barcelona and the Spain team that won him European champions last summer, exemplifying the “attitude” of a footballer. “Started his career in a wonderful way”.
Hours before the Clasico, Ancelotti has been very quiet about the performances of Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid, raising the profile of Vinicius Jr. and hailing a rival like Lamin Yamal.
“The truth is that he started his career in a fantastic way. I like his game and his attitude. He is a very dangerous player, but we should not focus too much on him, even taking into account his qualities. The competitor. We should focus more on the fact that we respect Barcelona a lot.
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For this reason, focusing on his team, the Italian coach showed maximum confidence in the Frenchman Mbappé, who admitted that he would not give any special message to his first classic against Barcelona, as he shone with goals in the past.
“Nothing special, having played many times against Barcelona, he knows what he has to do. The way he prepares before the match is very calm and simple, he has a lot of confidence in his qualities. He is going to contribute. , as always , sometimes more and some We are confident that he will contribute something to the team tomorrow even though the time is limited,” he assured.
Likewise, ‘Carleto’ has backed Englishman Bellingham to downplay his lack of goals this season and highlight his work in the team.
“He’s very good, progressing, he had ankle and shoulder problems, but he’s in very good shape, contributing a lot. Not with goals, but with a very important job for us. He knows very well how important he is in the team,” He said.
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