Las Palmas vs Real Madrid Pre-Match English Dub - La Liga Football Soccer Carlo Ancelotti - Press

ha another away game for Los Blancos this time visiting Las palus and just four days before the international break let's hear from Carlo ancelotti good morning before we start I would like to say that today we received two sad pieces of news the first is that Juan ESO a Uruguayan player has unfortunately passed away and the great coach Sven Gordon Erikson has also passed away I had a lot of affection for him because he was my coach when I played at Roma from 1984 to 1987 I got along very well with him he was a great coach and a great person for many of us he was a great example to follow especially for those of us who had the Good Fortune to work with him he was always a source of inspiration I send my deepest condolences to the families of both how do you think tomorrow's match against Los Palmas will be it will be a competitive match as always I think the Spanish league is showing that every match is competitive and challenging these are intense matches despite the Heat and the fact that the season is just starting tomorrow's match will be just as intense with uh opportunities for both teams we know very well that Los palus is a team that likes to play with the ball and that's how I believe the match will be last year you manage to get your team to play without Benzema and play with Bellingham this year's challenge is to play without Tony Cross and try to play with IMAP do you think this season's challenge is harder or easier than the previous one every year is different and the challenges are different because each year the team changes and so does the structure this is quite normal in this job last year we needed time to adapt and in the first few matches we managed to win points even in the final minutes so this year it will also take some time to adapt the new team and we will try to bring out the best version on the field this is quite normal and happens every year is it possible in modern football for a forward to be exempt from the team's defensive duties is this something impossible nowadays I think we need to consider this question in a broader context what we need to achieve is having a more compact team with everyone closer together to to achieve a more compact team the work of the forwards is important but the work of the Defenders is equally important because for for the team to be more compact both lines offensive and defensive will have to work together for example if the forward presses and the defense doesn't move up then there won't be a compact team similarly if the defense Retreats and the forward doesn't follow then there is no compact team so as you can see it's a broad tomorrow will be the draw for the new format of the Champions League in which you are the reigning Champions do you like the new format of the tournament the team was already winning one to zero do you think this is also possible with mbappe yes but not not just with mbappe we also have venius and Rodrigo as well as other attacking resources we have only played three matches and scored six goals although we haven't reached our best level yet the problem of not scoring goals in this team won't happen and uh it never has before it was the same in times with very powerful forwards like Cristiano but also in other periods without central forwards like last year tomorrow will be the draw for the new format of the Champions League in which you are the reigning Champions do you like the new format of the tournament well honestly I don't have a formed opinion yet because we've never played with a system like this so we'll have to be a bit patient and to give you an opinion on this format well we'll have to wait a year although sometimes something new can be good for the tournament and for everyone what bothers us a bit is that we'll have to play more match and that's more challenging for us don't you think CH am manyi is being asked to do much more than he should playing as a central defender or as a playmaker like Tony Cross used to what do you ask of him on the field well I think Chu ammania is an essential player for us because he has qualities that are very important to us but obviously I'm not going to ask CH Manny to play like cross just as I didn't ask cross to play like two many does this will be a very long season how will you manage the players rest periods do you think it will be difficult to convince them that they need to rest as I've said before we have many ways to measure the players work workload and fatigue our plan was not to make many changes to the lineup until after the first International break but after that and when the Champions League arrives we will have a much busier schedule and that's when I'll start making changes in the rotations how are you helping mbappe adapt to Real Madrid how much progress is he making in this process he is evolving very well in this regard he is working well is motivated and excited about the upcoming season and has a very humble attitude so I think he is adapting very well to the team filow suffered a long-term injury last season but seems to be back at an excellent level what do you think about his competitive level how important is milau in the offensive Game and his accuracy with long passes I think he has returned to his best level although he might be missing something but he is showing continuity in his play and a lot of defensive solidity he forms an excellent partnership with rudiger and honestly he has a very uh precise long pass which will help us a lot because our forwards are very fast it said that a forward lives to score goals so how is mbappe feeling right now is he frustrated anxious or perhaps more motivated to try and score his first goal in the league are you concerned about this situation have you talked about this with him recently to try to find out what is going on what are you doing to address mbappe's current lack of goals well I think the last goal inba scored was on August 14th and today is the 28th which means 14 days have passed he hasn't scored in two weeks so this isn't enough time to worry about it if we're not worried he's not worried either he is very happy and motivated and is looking forward to scoring in the next match do have any date for David alaba's return to the field and now that nacho isn't available who is the most pessimistic defender on the team jakobo has all the necessary qualities to play with us and he has enough quality to play in place of uh rudiger or milit regarding Alaba he is progressing in his recovery and today is the first day he will run on the field so everything is going well but the most important thing with him is to be patient today he returns to the pitch for the first time in a long time and he is gradually recovering positively