Italian Carlo AncelottiReal Madrid coach assured It will not “get out” from the “mouth” of the Argentine Leo Messi “The best ever” because “every era has and will have very strong and important players”.

“Messi did a great job. he is a great football playereverybody knows. Is it the best in history? sincerely i don’t know. Every era has had and will have very strong and important players. I will not say it at a press conference to be the best in history,” he commented. “I enjoyed a lot of good actors. I have the Ballon d’Or that I see you win every day. I saw Maradona and Cruyff…” he finished.

Ancelotti also settled on any discussion of whether the tapping game ‘tiki-taka’ now has a place in football. “No, I don’t think so. Tapping play is an important part of football as it is important to defend well.. There is no one way to play football. It’s important to read the states of the moments, a lot of things happen from games to games and you can’t solve them just by touching them. “Touch football will continue because it is a very important part of football,” he said.

A current football that they preferred to give many minutes discount due to waste of time, despite Ancelotti’s insistence on the idea of ​​effective play during the Qatar 2022 World Cup. “I don’t know. I really don’t understand how they handled this. We’ve had so many discount minutes. Sooner or later we will arrive at the simplest thing, effective time. to do it in a match,” he commented.

Also, at the press conference before the match against Valladolid (21:30) this Friday, the Italian coach denied that Real Madrid will attend the winter market, which will open on January 1. open door to possible exits. “We are very good. We don’t need players, the squad is very good. We don’t know the departures yet. Some players who play less may be looking for a team where they can play more.” said.

And he touched on the cases. Dani Ceballos and Marco Asensio terminate their contracts next 30 June. “It’s not something that worries me because I see that the players are very committed. Everyone. We started a period to evaluate every situation. I’ll be happy if they renew. I’m happy if they think it’s better to leave the club.” too,” he said.

An Ancelotti considering the level his team showed in the first half of the season. “Comparing with the end of December last year, we are better this year. Hopefully we can repeat the second half in 2023. So why not better?” he pointed.