This was the press conference for Ancelotti, Benzema and Modric
Carlo Ancelotti was calm, relaxed… as usual for him. Escorted by Karim Benzema and Luka Modric, the Italian coach of Real Madrid appeared at a press conference prior to the first official match of the 2022/23 season for the white club: the European Super Cup against Eintracht.
Better squad than 21/22: “I think we have signed two players who have improved the squad on a technical and physical level. In addition, the chemistry between youngsters and veterans was one of the keys to last year. And it can improve because we are more used to to live together. In addition, Rudiger and Tchouameni provide quality and physical appearance”.
You miss Benzema: “We have the striker. We have many, a list… Karim, Mariano, Hazard, Asensio, Rodrygo… It is clear that when you lack the best striker in the world, this affects the team. But replacing Karim right now is impossible, there is none in the world. We have alternative solutions… If you get constipated, we adapt!”
Eleven o’clock in the morning: “If we are here it is clearly for the work that those who have won the Champions League have done. We have not won it with only eleven, who are the ones who will start tomorrow, there are also others who deserve to play… but I am going to put the team that he has won, yes. With a doubt, two, three… the two who are here are going to play, if they want…”.
Possible Sextet: “Whatever possible we are going to do. If it is to win all the competitions, we will try. I don’t know if we will win it because it is really very complicated. But the squad is very good and I have a lot of confidence. We are going to compete and fight”.
It is special to win: “It’s always special to win. If we win I’m happy; if we lose, I’m sad. Statistics aren’t that important, enjoying my players is.”
His best season: “Yes, I think last season was the best in my career. I had never managed to win the league and the Champions League. My players did it with a great combination of spirit, attitude, quality, experience, enthusiasm from the youngsters… For all these reasons, I think we achieved something important by beating important teams”.
El unity: “I watched Eintracht’s game against Bayern. They deserved to win the Europa League they won, they did it against very strong teams. It’s a dynamic team that we know well. To win you have to fight, play well. We have the conditions to do it. We have prepared well, we are confident. Winning the Champions League has given us hope, and it is still alive. We want this moment to continue”.
Opinion of Finland: “It’s my first time in Helsinki. It’s a very nice place. It has a lot of similarities with Canada, and I think it has similarities. The Finnish team I think had good results and this is a historic stadium where the Olympics were played. There will be many fans of Eintracht tomorrow but the two fans are white and the stadium will dress in white and if someone is German, Spanish… everything is white and so we can think that the whole stadium is with Real Madrid”.
