Vinicius Junior receives praise from Ancelotti for agreeing to change position against City

This Friday (12) Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said in a press conference that Brazilian Vinicius Junior was very humble in accepting to change positions and play more centrally in attack during the quarter-final match against Manchester City. of the Champions League. Ancelotti took the opportunity to talk about the situation of another Brazilian, Éder Militão, who is gradually returning to the team after a serious injury.

Think about the best for the team

The coach stated that he thought about maintaining the players' positions, but tried to surprise Guardiola, Manchester City's coach, by switching the two positions. He said that it was something thought out, and that he spoke with Vinicius and Rodrygo and both agreed, highlighting Vini's humility.

The strategy ended up proving effective with Vinicius passing Rodrygo to score Real Madrid's second goal in the first half. The Merengues' third goal also started with a pass from Vini Jr to Uruguayan Valverde.

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_{Anceloti praised Brazilian Vini Junior for his humility (Photo: reproduction/Getty Images Embed/Joe Prior/Visionhaus)}

Military returning

Brazilian defender Éder Militão, according to Ancelotti, could gain a few minutes in Real Madrid's next match against Mallorca, in La Liga this Saturday (13). The player has recovered from a serious knee injury and participated in a few minutes of the match against Athletic Bilbao on March 31st. The coach states that he will evaluate whether the defender will start the match or enter during the game. According to him, the athlete's performance on the field is not important to him, but rather whether it is available through the medical department or not.

Real Madrid will face Mallorca away from home this Saturday (13) in La Liga seeking to increase their advantage over second-placed Barcelona, ​​with eight points less. The Champions League quarter-final return game against Manchester City will be on Wednesday (17) in England.

Featured Photo: Vini Junior played more centrally against Manchester City (Reproduction/Getty Images/Joe Prior/ Visionhaus)