Winning three titles last season, especially the League and Champions League, doubled the praise for some of the players who were questioned at the start of the season who ended up capturing everyone’s attention with performance and commitment.
And Carlo Ancelotti had already warned his players that success was too late, and that the battle would begin within a week in Las Vegas against Barcelona. A friendly match, but everyone knows, and Ancelotti the first, that this thing at Real Madrid about unimportant matches is not worth it.
So much so that since the return the goal has been set by the club itself: fifteenth. No other goal is more required. That’s why the machine should run from the start and it costs when they tell you you’re the best. The best thing is that Ancelotti thinks the tank is not full. There is room for more, but they have to show it from the start.
At all times the Italian coach highlighted the good vibe and desire to win in a group that started questionable and ended up sweeping. Ancelotti knows that Real Madrid’s championship has started since pre-season, in the day-to-day work and that in the first matches of the league championship, the foundations were laid for what ended up being brutal training sessions.
He is confident in the professionalism of the group, but he wants the players to start completely solid because titles are not won at the beginning of the season, but can be lost because of him.
On August 10, the first title will already be at stake and Ancelotti hopes that the pre-season in the United States will be a start to gauge Real Madrid’s competitive level 2022-23. As it is logical, the team will not reach its peak, but it is a goal set by the technical staff and the club.
Vinicius and Benzema
Players like Benzema and Vinicius monopolized much of Real Madrid’s fame last season. Prizes for these players and for some others will begin to knock on the door of Valdebebas’ locker room in the coming days, starting with the UEFA prizes, which will be awarded on the occasion of the Champions League draw on August 25 in Istanbul.
The French striker, in addition to being the top scorer in La Liga, will be the frontrunner for the big awards, starting with the Golden Ball and the best player in the Champions League last season and the perfect formation… Camavinga is vying for the Golden Boy award, Courtois to be the best goalkeeper in the world and players like Vinicius and Modric appear in The perfect formation for FIFA and any precious prize.
No one doubted that the leader would now act as a locomotive to pull the others despite the fact that he would touch that golden sky that had been absent for a decade and that he had now made his own. He was an example and will continue to be a model throughout the season. He knows what it is and what it represents for everyone.
Along with him, it will be Modric, Carvajal, Nacho, Casemiro and Kroos who will set the pace for work and dedication. They know that what they have won is no longer valid and what is on the way. Everyone thinks of Valdebebas in the 15th Champions League. Nobody hides it.
source: marca