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The Madrid coach believes that the pandemic “is quite under control” and believes that a match cannot be suspended in violation of the rules
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Courtois and Valverde are negative and may be once morest Getafe, unlike Vinícius
Xavi Hernández has not found an ally this Saturday in Carlo Ancelotti. The technician of the Real Madrid He has not adhered to the thesis defended hours before by his colleague from Barça, who asked that his match be postponed due to the numerous casualties due to covid, and has opted to maintain the calendar. “Before making these kinds of decisions, you have to change the protocol. If the protocol remains like this, we have to play the games. I think it is quite fair, “said the Italian coach, who for his duel of this dominfo once morest him Getafe (which has three positives that you have not named) finally You can count on Courtois and Fede Valverde, but not on Vinícius.
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“It is quite a complicated issue, I respect everyone’s opinion,” began Ancelotti, expressly asked regarding Xavi’s words. “There are many affected teams, we were once morest him [Athletic de] Bilbao, like Bilbao itself. There is a protocol. We can have an opinion, but what we have to do is respect that protocol, “he said emphatically. In addition, he said that he does not see it necessary to return to previous situations.” We have already been in ‘lock down’, we did not have football for months, and in recent months the pandemic is quite under control. I am not a doctor, but I listen to many scientists who say so. So you can continue and we have to continue, “he stressed.
Madrid is not interested in stopping a League of which it already is winter champion (eight points ahead of Sevilla, which has one game less) and in which it is clear favorite to be also in summer, with 17 points more than the current champion (Atlético) and 18 over the great rival (Barça). The covid hit the white wardrobe hard, but even below minimums it was victorious in San Mamés and the Christmas break has been an ally.
Bale’s new annoyances
Casemiro and Modric will return in Getafe, where only Vinícius and Jovic will be missing, in addition to camavinga (which has also already tested negative but is dismissed due to sanction) and the injured Carvajal, which is close to reappearing. A separate case is that of Bale, already recovered from the covid but that this Saturday he trained alone for a few inconvenience that they discard him for the duel, perhaps also for the remainder of the course.
Vinícius, with Benzema and Courtois the most important pieces of Madrid this season, will be out following a few days of vacation in Miami broadcast on social networks. Too much risk in times of covid? “The player has a social responsibility, they should set a good example, they have a lot of followers. I’m not talking regarding Vinícius, he went on vacation and unfortunately he had it. My son had it by staying at home … It has happened to millions of people“, argued ‘Carletto’, moving masterfully between two waters.
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