Enjoying a rare winter break, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is monitoring his player’s trainings, but also watching the World Cup closely. And according to one of the best football coaches ever, Brazil are the favorites to win the tournament, England has a ‘mentality problem’, he didn’t knew about Goncalo Ramos and didn’t have any problems with Cristano Ronaldo. 🎙️ Carlo Ancelotti on Cristiano: “I had him with me for two years & he never gave me any problems. In fact, he solved them. A player who scores at least one goal per game cannot be a problem.” pic.twitter.com/PYTbEjE6zf— CR7 Rap Rhymes (@cr7raprhymes) December 8, 2022 One of the hottest topics at the World Cup right now is the Portuguese forward, his benching against Switzerland and his behavior. But the experienced Ancelotti didn’t want to touch the ‘snake’s nest’ and chose to remember Cristiano as he knows him from his first stint at Real, when he was only 28 years old and at its peak.“What’s the problem? I don’t know, perhaps he still feels like he is 20 years old because he feels well. He’s been taking care of his body for his entire career but the competition is stiffer now. I managed him for two years and never had problems. On the contrary, he solved my problems. He scores a goal per game, how can you consider him a problem? He trains well, he takes care of every detail. To me, it was very easy to coach him. He is an exceptional player” said Ancelotti in an interview for Il Corriere Dello Sport.Ancelotti: I will retire after Real Madrid, travel the world and spend time with my familyThe Italian tactician claims that that current World Cup didn’t have many surprises and chose Brazil as his favorites, but not because of Vinicius Jr or his former Everton striker Richarlison. “Brazil is the most complete team. They have quality, freshness and experience which is so important in these competitions. I am curious to see England-France. The mentality is the limit of English and in this World Cup, there haven’t been many surprises” said the Italian.Spanish national team had a terrible run in this World Cup and crashed out on penalties against Morocco.“There’s a lot of disappointment here in Madrid, there were high expectations even if the team is still very young. Luis Enrique is having a tough time. He had been criticised even before the game, imagine now” he said.Portuguese media claims Ronaldo wanted to leave Qatar, football federation deniesTwo players from Brazil are his former and current players – Vinicius Jr and Richarlison and Ancelotti thinks that they are the new generation of strikers, along with Haaland, Mbappe and others.“Today Vini is much more self-confident, he and Mbappe have two uncommon characteristics. Those who see them, live struggle to understand how they can have that pace and explosiveness. Richarlison is a modern striker, complete, not so accurate with the ball at his feet, but his late runs are extraordinary and he is very coordinated. He is not a giant but is a great header. It’s not the typical Brazilian striker but is among the best out there. The era of Ibra, Ronaldo, Suarez, Cavani, Messi and Benzema is coming to an end. They are 35. Lewandowski will be 35 next year. The new generation is represented by Mbappe, Richarlison, Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Darwin Nunez. I admit I did not know Goncalo Ramos” said the Italian.##NAJAVA_MECA_6870963##
