Carlo Ancelotti: “It won’t come out of my mouth to say that Messi is the best in history”

Real Madrid coach, Charles Ancelotti, will be a prisoner of his silences and a slave of his words. This Thursday, in the match preview that real Madrid will play against Valladoliddue to the resumption of the Spanish championship after the interruption of the World Cup, the Italian assured that “it will not come out” of his “mouth” that Lionel Messi “is the best in history” since “every era has and will have very strong it’s important”.

“Messi has done very well. He’s a great footballer, everyone recognizes him. The best in history? I honestly don’t know. Every era has and will have very strong and important players. To say that it is the best in history will not go out of my mouth“He commented at the press conference.

“I had fun with so many good players. I have the Ballon d’Or, which I see training every day (for Karim Benzema). I’ve seen (Diego) Maradona, (Johan) Cruyff…”, he concluded.

Ancelotti has also spoken out if the game of touch, the famous tiki-tiki, no longer has a place in footballdebate that broke out after the early elimination of a defenseless Spain at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

“No, I think not. Playing touch is an important part of football, as it is important to defend well. There is no single way to play football. It is important to read the situations of the moments, from game to game many things happen and they cannot be solved just by touching. Touch football will continue because it’s a very important part of soccer,” he said.

A current football in which during the World Cup it was decided to grant many minutes off due to the loss of time, however Ancelotti insisted on his idea of ​​an effective game.

“I don’t know. I really don’t understand how they handled this. We had a lot of minutes off. Sooner or later we will arrive at the actual momentwhich is the easiest thing to do in a game,” he commented.

The head in Real Madrid

Moreover, Ancelotti has denied that Real Madrid would participate in the winter transfer marketwhich opens on 1 January, while leaving the door open to possible departures.

“We’re doing very well. We don’t need players, the squad is very well made. We don’t know the departures yet. Some players who play less may be looking for a team where they can play more.” he said.

And he referred to cases of Daniel Ceballos Y Marcus Asensiowhose contract expires on June 30. “It’s a situation that doesn’t worry me because I see the players very well integrated. Everyone. We’ve started a period to evaluate every situation. If they renew, I’m happy. If they think it’s better to leave the club, I’m happy too,” he said.

Finally, Ancelotti reflected on the level his team showed in the first part of the season.

“If we compare with the end of December last year, we are better this year. We hope to be able to repeat the second half in 2023. And why not better?”, he underlined.

Source: EFE