Press reports highlighted a shot during the match between Real Madrid and its host Las Palmas, which sparked controversy and showed a crisis between Mbappe and Vinicius.
“It is up to both of them. For me, I give them the responsibility. They have the same quality in taking penalties. I have confidence in them, so I will not influence their decision together,” Ancelotti said in a press conference on the eve of Real Madrid’s match against visiting Real Betis on Sunday evening, regarding who will take the penalty kicks between Vinicius and Mbappe.
He added: “Mbappe and Vinicius understand each other well and will get better with time. Offensively, we will not have a problem. We have never had a problem offensively, and we will not have one this year as we have the best players in the world.”
The veteran Italian coach (65 years old) explained: “Vini and Kylian can change their positions as the game goes on, but at first Vinicius will play on the left.”
He continued: “In my opinion, Kylian is playing very well. He has not scored goals, but he is dangerous. I think there is no problem with his adaptation to the team.”
Regarding his concern about the points gap with Barcelona, Ancelotti said: “We are not happy, but not because of the gap, but because we did not play well. The season is still very long, we will compete until the end, I have no doubt about this.”
Real Madrid have drawn twice in three games, starting their title defence with a 1-1 draw against Real Mallorca in the opening game, before beating Valladolid 3-0, but then stumbled again against hosts Las Palmas 1-1, dropping 4 points out of 6 and taking fourth place with just 5 points.
Source: RT + Agencies
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2024-09-01 18:00:03