Carlo Ancelotti: “Luka Modrić Is Immortal”

Written by Patrick Echatah

Spanish giants Real Madrid have won two of their first two games in La Liga, and their 4-1 triumph over Celta Vigo on Saturday night was particularly stunning.

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Clearly pleased, Carlo Ancelotti said: “Modri’s goal altered the game. It had been fairly even up to that point. Celta did a good job of pressuring, but their effort waned in the second half. Modrić is immortal. He always plays well and is prepared.

Ancelotti on Federico Valverde’s role

Uruguayan midfielder Fede Valverde started again and Carlo Ancelotti was asked if the Uruguayan is going to be a regular starter and in what position. To that, Ancelotti replied: “I think he understands that he’s not really a winger, but he does well in that position. I still think he’s a very good midfielder, but he helps us a lot as a winger too and does well defensively there.

Ancelotti on Eden Hazard’s penalty miss

It could have been 5-1 to Real Madrid had Eden Hazard scored a late penalty, gifted to him by Karim Benzema. But, the Belgian missed it. On this, the coach said: “I thought it was a very nice gesture from Benzema to Hazard. It doesn’t matter if he missed it, as he normally takes penalties well.

Ancelotti on Aurélien Tchouaméni’s performance

All eyes were also on Aurélien Tchouaméni, who started in the Casemiro role in the first game since the Brazilian’s departure. Asked for an evaluation of the youngster, Ancelotti said: “Tchouaméni has different qualities to Casemiro, but today he played very well. He showed what he has been showing in training. Without the ball he defended well.

Meanwhile…

Real Madrid have already started implementing its transfer strategy to replace Casemiro.

This weekend, the Brazilian international will say goodbye to his trophy-filled Los Blancos career after agreeing to a shocking transfer to Manchester United.

Casemiro requested to leave the Spanish capital to take on a new challenge abroad, and Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the club reluctantly agreed to his request. The deal is now almost complete.

(managingmadrid)

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