According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Carlo Ancelotti held a press conference for the second time in 24 hours on August 4th, talking about Bellingham, the European Super Cup lineup, and the team’s goals for the new season.
After the loss to Barcelona in a friendly match, the Italian coach gave an interview to the media, analyzing the game and Real Madrid’s current situation. Then, in Charlotte, the last stop of the American pre-season tour, Ancelotti was interviewed by local media again. This was stipulated in his contract and was Real Madrid’s second-to-last media appearance before facing Chelsea.
Ancelotti expressed his dissatisfaction with Bellingham at the press conference, saying, “I keep in touch with Bellingham, but I was a little angry yesterday because he didn’t answer my call. I asked Vinicius to call him, and he answered immediately. Vinicius gave me the phone, and then I talked to Bellingham.”
Ancelotti revealed the situation of the seven players who did not participate in the American pre-season. These seven players include: Valverde, Carvajal, Tchouameni, Mbappe, Camavinga, Mendy, and Bellingham. They did not join the team after participating in the European Championship or the Copa America. However, they all need to follow a detailed plan for individual training and will join the team at Real Madrid City on August 7th, when the other players will be back from the American tour.
Ancelotti said that the absence of these players is not a problem, and several of them are expected to start in the European Super Cup final against Atalanta on August 14th. “I think we should have the players who won the Champions League play in the final. The only two who are missing will be Nacho and Kroos…”
These two players have left the team, and their positions will be filled by other players. Ancelotti said that it is “only right” that the players who won the 15th Champions League title play in the European Super Cup. “We have a strong enough squad to compete in all competitions. If the schedule requires it, we have enough players to participate in all the games.” Ancelotti confidently stated that he will lead the team to compete for seven trophies in the new season.
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