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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Lucas Vazquez will be back on time from an injury for the Madrid Derby, after both normally trained on Friday morning. It opens the options of Ancelotti a little more, while he deals with an injury crisis at the back and robs him of David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao and Antonio Rudiger.
The majority of Ancelotti's press conference was dominated by talking about putting under pressure on Madrid under pressure, and whether the Italian could get the defensive effort that was necessary to beat Atletico Madrid with all four attackers in the team. He said he would focus his selection on quality and dedication.
“There were doubts with the Line -up, Lucas and Camavinga, but they were solved today. They are available. I will release an eleven that can give us quality and dedication, they are the keys to success. Combine those two things. This year we may have had more quality than commitment. We are working on it to ensure that the two are coordinated, “Ancelotti explained.
He would further explain that the defensive dedication to which he referred was a task for the entire team, and that he was not considering dropping one of his star quartet of Forward.
One of the most famous sentences of his second spell at Real Madrid is that he loves pessimistic defenders. Ancelotti was asked if he saw in his backline this season.
“Raul Asencio is doing very well in that respect … Jacobo. They are working on it. “
It was perhaps to say that in that reaction he did not include the will of Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rudiger, Fran Garcia or Vazquez, who have been available for most of the season. In recent weeks, Ancelotti has chosen to use Fede Valverde for Vazquez, especially for large games, which is a different uncertainty for the collision in the Bernabeu.
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