There is no Real Madrid game in which Vinicius is not talked about. The Brazilian striker is always at the center of controversy due to his behavior on the field of play. An attitude that has given a lot of talk in recent days in which figures from the world of football such as Carles Puyol or Guti have spoken about it. Carlo Ancelotti and Nacho also did it in the press conference prior to tomorrow's Champions League match against Braga.
"Vini makes the difference, that's clear. He may have to improve his attitude in some circumstances, but he has improved a lot, and continues to improve. We are delighted with him," said the Italian coach, who also recognized that the Brazilian is more "off" in recent matches: "He does his best, in the last few games he has been a bit off, but he has improved a lot."
Regarding Puyol's offer to speak with him to advise him, he said: "If Puyol wants to speak with Vinícius, let him do it, he has a lot of experience."
For his part, his teammate Nacho has also defended his teammate: "We have talked a lot with him, perhaps he is the type of player who feels more provocations than any other, he always confronts, he always harms his opponent. We talked to him so that he is calm. "He is changing little by little, he has a lot of character. If Puyol wants to talk to Vinícius, it is up to him. He is well taken care of here, we treat him very well." Although he has acknowledged that "it may be that in the Champions League he is calmer" than in LaLiga.
On the verge of facing Braga, Ancelotti did not want to reveal whether Jude Bellingham will be available or not. The Englishman partially exercised with the group in this Tuesday's session: "I don't know if he's going to play, he's pretty good although he hasn't finished all the training to avoid knocks. He had no problems and it's possible that he'll play tomorrow. "I'll evaluate it with him tomorrow."
The Italian coach also spoke about the lack of goals that Real Madrid has shown recently: "When you have to score a goal to win... it's difficult to know. I still think that the one who concedes the least, the more chances we have. On average we concede, since I've been here, two goals per game. You have to score more, if you concede more. We don't need to score too many goals because we have kept a clean sheet on several occasions."
Ancelotti asks for patience with his forwards: "We have to be patient, forwards go through these moments, when you shoot a lot and don't score, and in others you touch it and score it. Rodrygo is the player who shoots the most in the League, he moves well, comes... We have to be patient, this moment will pass, as they all do."
Real Madrid faces Braga (9pm) at the Santiago Bernabéu. An opponent whom they beat by a tight 1-2 on Portuguese soil: "They played very well against us, they created problems for us in the final minutes. They try to play and we have to defend well, what happened in the last 30 minutes when we went down happens." arms thinking it was done. The defensive aspect against a team that has so much quality is important," Ancelotti explained.
