Three weeks after the shooting at the Metropolitano, Courtois spoke for the first time about what happened in the derby of shame. The Belgian was chosen by the white club to attend to the media before the match against the Borussiaand he didn’t really want to talk about what happened there, but he left a message for Simeone: «I respect your opinion, but I don’t share it. “Simeone and I have a different idea of what a provocation is.”
It was insisted to Thibaut due to the accusations of Cholo and Koke, who also pointed the finger at the Belgian after the derby, but Courtois did not want to go further: «I am concentrating on tomorrow’s game, I don’t want to talk more about the derby. The important thing is that there can be no more violence. I like derbies and hot matches… It gives me more adrenaline where there is more atmosphere, but always with respect and without violence. I have no problem with them calling me, but then there may be a small reaction if we score…».
Courtois has returned better than he already was after the serious knee injury he suffered last season, a context that makes it impossible for Lunin to start, despite how well he did during the Belgian’s absence. Thibaut empathizes with him: «I also try to help him. He makes you a better goalkeeper, I have to raise the level and in training I show why I have to play and not him. That competition always makes you better. I understand that it is not easy, but Lunin “He is a great goalkeeper and I am sure he will continue to help us.”
Ancelotti asks for more solidity
The Belgian spoke after Ancelotti’s appearance, and emphasized the lack of solidity of the team as responsible for the irregularity in the game: “We have gotten good results, but we have to improve at the level of play, in attack and defense . We have to be more compact and more solid,” he explained. Carlettowho insists on his idea of rock & roll for Madrid: «The round-trip matches are good for us. We have more difficulty in possession and control games, because we do not have players with characteristics for small spaces, but rather for open fields. But what we are focused on now is defending better. “That is the key to this season, as it was last year.”
That’s why he is so happy with Bellingham. He has not scored so far this season, unlike last year’s high numbers, but his work and commitments are what leave the Italian satisfied. Also on the right, as happened in Vigo: «He competes, fights, sacrifices… He has not scored what he scored last year, but the surprise is not this year, it is the past. The problem is not that Bellingham’s goals are missing. “The work he does for the team is more important than last year’s goals.”
Ancelotti understands that at the top the responsibility lies with Mbappé and Vinicius, and they are the ones who must add goals, not defend as they do. jude: «I prefer Mbappé to score goals than to press. “I ask him the same thing that I asked Benzema.”
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