Carlo Ancelotti has confirm Vinicius Junior is fit to play at Villarreal on Saturday despite not taking part in training on Friday.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has explained that Vinicius Junior missed training on Friday and went into the gym in isolation, with the decision to give the Brazilian forward more rest.
‘We gave him an extra day because he was เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา still very tire. Tomorrow he will be fully fit and ready to play. He has no problems, just a little tired,’ Ancelotti explained.
Asked if he understood the decision to cut the competition schedule at this time, the Italian coach replied: ‘I don’t understand, but there’s nothing we can do. I don’t understand. The minimum is 72 hours. I don’t understand, but it is like that.’
‘(They) are recovering because it’s been a while. Obviously that’s something to consider for tomorrow. We have to play smart.’
Ancelotti also revealed he will stress to his players about their focus and motivation for Saturday’s game after a strong performance throughout the week, saying: ‘Obviously we have to give the team more motivation for tomorrow than the Champions League knockout round because in the knockout round it’s natural.’
The Italian coach has also voice his concerns about the competition calendar on several occasions over the past two seasons: ‘The most important thing is the recovery of the players, it is not prioritise. They think about the broadcasting rights, the money, that’s what is prioritise, not the recovery of the players, they risk injuries, the last thing they think about is the players, that’s what I think. ‘
However, Ancelotti remains pleased with the overall performance of Los Blancos this season, saying: ‘Despite the difficulties we went through, we went into March and we are still in every competition and that hasn’t happened in the last three years.’
‘The first year we were knock out by Athletic in January. The second year we were far behind in La Liga. Now for the first time we are still in all competitions in March. We are doing well and we can do better, but overall we are doing well.’