Ancelotti and Carvajal preview holders Madrid's UCL match with Stuttgart
16/09/2024
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00:00Good morning, welcome. We're going to start the press conference.
00:06Please remember, as always, we ask one question per intervention.
00:10And before that, you have to identify yourself with your name and the name of the media.
00:15Hi Dani, Victorio Calero live for Real Madrid TV, here in the back to your left.
00:20From your experience, you have already added 422 games with Real Madrid,
00:25you have six Champions League titles, also 26 titles with this shirt.
00:29For that experience that you add here, wearing the Real Madrid shirt.
00:33What would you say is the most important thing to start this competition well tomorrow,
00:37the Champions League, for the current champion? Thank you.
00:39How are you? Good morning.
00:41Well, yes, I think the first games in all competitions are always important.
00:46Tomorrow, with this new format, and more playing at home,
00:51we look forward to this competition.
00:54We know what it means for the club.
00:56We will try to go from minute one to all,
00:59and try to give as few options as possible to the rival.
01:04Hi Dani, José Aguado was right.
01:06You have six European Cups as an agent.
01:08This is your first opportunity to reach seven.
01:11Does that motivate you? What do you feel?
01:13Well, it's clear, right? It would be an almost unbeatable challenge.
01:18I think I still have a few years to try to achieve that goal.
01:24And why not dream about this year?
01:27How are you, Dani? Adrian Foot for El Desmarque.
01:30As a captain, I wanted to ask you a little about Vinicius,
01:33that gesture we saw on Saturday in the Real Arena.
01:36Does it bother you that these types of gestures are produced?
01:42I don't know what gesture you mean.
01:46After scoring the goal, I told you to shut up.
01:49It was for you to evaluate me on this gesture.
01:53Well, you can see it and we can hear it from the inside.
01:58Insults towards Vinicius.
02:01And in the end, when you get pinched, you bleed.
02:04It is also normal that he responds to these situations with certain gestures,
02:09because he doesn't let himself be left alone.
02:15Hi, how are you? Dani and Juanma SĂĄnchez from Radio Nacional.
02:18You have a lot of experience and the years after the European Championship are difficult to start.
02:25The team is still not at 100%.
02:28How do you explain to the fans that they still have to have a little more patience
02:33so that you can reach your best level at the beginning of the season?
02:38How are you?
02:39Well, I think that's good news.
02:40That the team is not yet touching its ceiling.
02:43As I said, that we have room for improvement, both physically and in the game.
02:48Also, the injuries are decreasing a lot.
02:50In terms of being able to rest.
02:53The players who are starting again.
02:56It makes the demand maximum.
02:59And I already told you, I think it's good.
03:01Tomorrow we have a new opportunity with our people in the competition that we like so much.
03:05And hopefully we have a good game and the fans go home happy.
03:10How are you, Dani?
03:11You said a moment ago about Vinicius.
03:13When you talk about the Spanish team of Vinicius,
03:18and today you speak as one of the captains of Real Madrid.
03:21As a captain of Madrid, would you ask to stop this attack against Vinicius from the stands?
03:27As a captain of Madrid and as one of the captains of the national team.
03:30Whenever I appear in front of the press, I am indifferent to where I am doing it.
03:36We are clear about the issue of Vinicius,
03:39as any insulter would do to a player of color in our league or in football.
03:44I think I have made it quite clear and I have spoken sharply enough
03:49so that these episodes are avoided in the field of play.
03:54And I think that if we have to work harder protocols to eradicate it, then welcome.
04:01How are you, Dani?
04:02Fernando Burgos, Onda Cero.
04:03You have just said that you have a few years left to get the seventh place.
04:08If it can be better now.
04:09You finish the contract in 2025.
04:11How are those negotiations going?
04:14Do you want to retire here?
04:15Are you going to stay here for more years?
04:18Good afternoon, Fernando.
04:19I don't know.
04:20My idea is to stay here as long as possible,
04:24but always being realistic and knowing what I can contribute to the club.
04:30When I don't see myself with the level to belong to the first squad to help the team,
04:39I will take a step aside.
04:41That is only the criterion by which I base myself,
04:44whenever the club wants to continue with my services, of course.
04:49Hello, Dani.
04:50Good morning.
04:51Edu Felfredo Enrisco from Mundo Deportes, Colombia.
04:53Real Madrid is at home because of the UEFA competitions.
04:57They have faced 14 German clubs
04:59and have won 28 games.
05:01Even in the last final, when they were away from home, you scored a goal.
05:05Do you think that story can play in Real Madrid's favour, playing at the Santiago Bernabéu?
05:12Well, those are facts.
05:13Last season we faced almost all of Germany.
05:17Tomorrow we will face a different opponent,
05:20which we have not faced.
05:22At least I have not faced Real Madrid.
05:25We hope that our stadium and our fans will support them,
05:29and that we, being at home, have to take a step forward and play a great match.
05:36Hello, Dani.
05:37Sergio LĂłpez de las here.
05:38We have spoken before about your future,
05:40about your personal position,
05:43and you say that whenever the club wants to continue counting on you,
05:46you leave that open.
05:47I want to ask you,
05:48if Real Madrid puts you in a contract tomorrow,
05:51same conditions, one more year,
05:52will you sign it?
05:54It is clear that the president is in charge of the club,
05:58and he has to plan the squad.
06:02I already told you,
06:03at the end of the day,
06:07how can I tell you,
06:08not the clauses,
06:09but the conditions that the club has,
06:11when a player has a certain age,
06:13is to renew every year,
06:14and I have no problem with that.
06:16As long as my performance,
06:18my desires and my level
06:20are enough to win titles at Real Madrid.
06:24In principle, there is no problem.
06:28Dani, how are you?
06:29Eduardo Vidal for HSM Deportes.
06:31I wanted to ask you about the season you had,
06:33if you feel it was the best year of your career,
06:35and if you think you should be considered
06:37as a firm candidate to win the Ballon d'Or.
06:40How are you?
06:41Well, I think that once the previous season ended,
06:43I could say that,
06:45in terms of data,
06:46it has been one of the best of my career,
06:49also in terms of titles,
06:50I think it is practically unbeatable.
06:53I am very happy about it,
06:55hence the nomination to the Ballon d'Or,
06:57and why not?
06:59I already said it recently,
07:01I think I would dream of winning that award,
07:03but I already told you that
07:05just being there for me is a resounding success.
07:09How are you, Dani?
07:10Miguel Ăngel Toribio, live from Radio Marca.
07:12I wanted to ask you about Mbappé,
07:14in these two days before the Champions League,
07:16that everything is different,
07:18Ballon d'Or,
07:20also the clothes with the Champions League logo,
07:22if you see him with that special touch,
07:25and if he has asked the most experienced players
07:28how it is to be a Madrid player in the Champions League,
07:31with all that it entails.
07:33Has he asked you any kind of secret,
07:35of confidence that you can tell?
07:38Well, Kylian is a player with experience in Europe,
07:41I don't think he cares about the first game in the Champions League,
07:44but I think that tomorrow he will see
07:46how it is to play at the Bernabéu,
07:48in the Champions League, with Real Madrid.
07:50He will notice an atmosphere
07:52and a very nice and special feeling,
07:54and I'm sure he will remember it forever.
08:02How are you, Dani?
08:03Hugo RamĂrez from Televisa,
08:04Univision of Mexico and the United States.
08:06I wanted to ask you,
08:07we already saw Jude Bellingham again with the group,
08:10football-wise,
08:11after losing the last four games with Real Madrid,
08:14how is it for him,
08:16talking about the offensive fit,
08:18that Jude is back,
08:20knowing that,
08:21perhaps, they have been questioned,
08:23despite the great streak they have had
08:25in undefeated games,
08:26how has the offensive apparatus been questioned?
08:29Thank you and good luck.
08:30Well, Jude's return is fantastic news
08:32for all of us.
08:34We know the level he has,
08:37what he brings to us,
08:39not only with the ball, but also without the ball,
08:41and it is a joy for all of us
08:42that he can be on the list tomorrow.
08:44And, as I said,
08:45this is the demand of Real Madrid.
08:47We have two draws,
08:49many games without losing,
08:51but we also demand a lot more,
08:54in the game,
08:55in results,
08:56and tomorrow, as I said,
08:58a new opportunity to keep growing.
09:01The last two questions.
09:03Hi, Dani,
09:04I'm Dani Caetano for Bernabéu Digital.
09:06I wanted to ask you,
09:07because we haven't seen Militar in training,
09:09and then Ancelotti will tell us what is happening,
09:11he has returned to his home team,
09:12but it is also true that there is a lot of talk
09:14that maybe, at some point,
09:15you could play as a central defender.
09:17I don't know how you take that possibility,
09:19although you have already played in the 2021-2022 season,
09:21if I remember correctly,
09:22when it was the 14th season.
09:23How would you take that position?
09:26How would you see yourself?
09:27Well, I think he has a strike, Mil,
09:29and he wasn't comfortable.
09:31I also played two games last year
09:33against Atletico Madrid,
09:34and I was at home, as a central defender,
09:36and I had maximum availability
09:39where I had to play.
09:40I don't have any kind of problem
09:42or complex to play in another position.
09:44In what the coach requires of my services,
09:47I will be there.
09:48Last question.
09:50Hi, Zlatka Zauva from BFB.
09:52Stuttgart has a relatively young squad,
09:57with height, with new signings.
10:00You, as one of the team captains,
10:02do you think this will pose more difficulty for you
10:06as you face these things?
10:11How are you?
10:12We know it's a young team,
10:13a brave team,
10:14that likes to have the ball.
10:17Tomorrow is a day to be patient.
10:19We know they will try to play a low game from the start
10:23to then change that rhythm,
10:26to try to infect you with that low game rhythm.
10:29So, don't fall into their trap,
10:31be very attentive to it,
10:34and above all, I think it's about taking the ball away from them
10:37and submitting them,
10:38because that could be the key to the game.
11:33We will now start the press conference with the coach.
11:35Remember, one question per question.
11:37You must identify yourself with your name and the one in the middle.
11:41Hello, coach.
11:42Victorio Calero, live for Real Madrid TelevisiĂłn.
11:44Tomorrow, Real Madrid, the champions of the Champions League,
11:47will start this competition.
11:49How excited and motivated is the team to start well?
11:55As always, we are excited.
11:57We are excited about this competition,
12:02where this club has been a protagonist for a long time,
12:06and continues to be a protagonist.
12:08So, it's the same as always.
12:12It's a special competition for us.
12:16As always, we will try to compete until the end.
12:22Hello, how are you, coach?
12:23Good afternoon, Javi.
12:24Cadena Ser.
12:25I'm going to ask you about Bellingham
12:26and the return of a very important player for this team.
12:30Dani Carvajal just said about Vinicius' gesture,
12:33that when they puncture you, you bleed.
12:35In relation to that gesture,
12:36which I imagine he has already seen after the game in San SebastiĂĄn.
12:39I don't know if he has something to say.
12:40The question is, Bellingham or...
12:43How come so soon?
12:44Ask him whatever you want.
12:48Bellingham is fine.
12:49He is fine in Chuameni.
12:50He will be fine in Militao tomorrow.
12:52He hasn't trained today
12:54because he needs one more day of recovery.
12:57Two important players are coming back.
13:00We are also unlucky to have lost another important player.
13:07But I think the team is doing quite well
13:10to start a good game tomorrow.
13:13To start winning this new competition.
13:19Vinicius' gesture is a reaction to an action
13:23that is very bad, very ugly.
13:24It is an action that has happened many times.
13:28Here, against him, insults from the beginning.
13:32I don't think anyone can stand it.
13:34I couldn't stand it either.
13:35The fact that I put my finger on my nose
13:39is quite normal for everything that is happening.
13:45Hi, coach. How are you?
13:46Joel del RĂo from El Diario Marca.
13:47Toni Kroos has played with you, or for you,
13:50200 games in Real Madrid in his four seasons.
13:53I was wondering if, after Cristiano, Benzema, Casemiro, Ramos,
13:59is the one who has caused the most damage to the team.
14:02Who? I didn't understand.
14:03Toni Kroos.
14:04Ah, Toni Kroos.
14:05Well, Toni Kroos is a topic that is over, forgotten, as we said.
14:10We have to think ahead,
14:12also because he has been a player that cannot be replaced.
14:17We have to look at what we have,
14:20and I think that they will do it very well,
14:23as Kroos has done here all this time.
14:29Hi, coach. Good afternoon.
14:30Miguel Ăngel DĂaz from La Cadena Cope.
14:32You always insist that we have to look for the balance,
14:35the defensive system.
14:37I would like you to explain to us a little
14:39what is the mission of the strikers
14:41and if you are happy with their defensive work so far,
14:45or do they have to improve?
14:46The ideal is that the striker scores goals,
14:49that the midfielder helps the defense and helps the attack,
14:54and that the defense defends and the goalkeeper stops.
14:58This is the perfect and ideal world.
15:01Obviously, to have a compact team,
15:05the work of the strikers is important.
15:13What else do I have to add?
15:16If the striker defends more than the defense,
15:20there is a problem.
15:21If the goalkeeper touches more balls than the pivot,
15:24there is another problem.
15:26At the moment, we are doing quite well in this regard.
15:30On a defensive level,
15:34I think that the team can do better in these six games.
15:39We have done quite well,
15:40in these six games we have scored only one goal in action
15:46and one goal on the ball.
15:48We have had four goals,
15:50and that is not bad.
15:53Hi, good afternoon.
15:54Guillermo Ray from Athletic.
15:56You just mentioned the injury of Ebrahim.
16:00There is a wave of injuries in the team.
16:02I would like to know from your area and from the area you control
16:06if you are studying any method,
16:08any change to avoid injuries, or do you think it is something?
16:11We have looked for what can be done.
16:14The problem is not in our hands.
16:16The problem is a calendar that is too demanding.
16:20Now a new competition is coming,
16:22which is new.
16:24It is not known how it will turn out.
16:27It may be that it will be a more entertaining competition
16:30than last year.
16:33But the fact is that we have two more games in this competition.
16:42So if the organizations that decide this
16:50do not start to think that the players get injured
16:55because they play too much,
16:57we have a problem.
16:59What I ask is to stop thinking about reducing the number of games
17:06to have competitions that are more attractive.
17:12Good afternoon, Mr. José Luis Sånchez for Juveniles de la Sexta.
17:15You said in Vinicius' answer that it is very difficult to endure,
17:20that no one can endure it.
17:21But it seems that Vinicius is the culprit for doing the gesture
17:25that you heard the other day.
17:27Yes, this is the truth.
17:29What has happened in all these years to Vinicius here,
17:33since I arrived,
17:35is something that cannot be endured.
17:38Obviously.
17:39Because I can understand the whistle of a rival,
17:42even if it is a whistle in the warm-up,
17:46an insult in the warm-up,
17:48who can stand it?
17:50It is not normal.
17:51It is not normal.
17:54So I think it is better not to look at the figure of this young man
18:03and to focus a little more on what happens in the stadiums.
18:07Why do they do this with Vinicius?
18:09Because I think Vinicius is a danger at a sporting level
18:13and they try to get out of the game.
18:19How are you, Mr. Andrés Rubio from Televisión Española.
18:22There are already six games of Real Madrid this season.
18:25You are still fitting pieces, correcting errors.
18:28After these six games,
18:30what do you think the team should improve
18:32and what worries you the most today?
18:34I think in these six games
18:37we could have two more points in the league,
18:40but we are where we wanted to be.
18:42We have won the first title of the season.
18:47It was predictable that there could be some problems
18:50because the players arrived on August 9.
18:53In football from years ago,
18:56for a preseason it was five weeks.
18:59You trained for five weeks
19:01and then the competition began.
19:04So to prepare a player well,
19:07you need at least five weeks to prepare him to the fullest.
19:11If you take into account August 9,
19:14the five weeks end more or less today
19:19This has been a preseason period for us.
19:23Now, obviously, we have to improve.
19:27I think we are evolving well
19:33and we will go to compete
19:36as we have competed last year.
19:42How are you, coach?
19:44I'm Eduardo Aguirre from Chiringuito.
19:46Seeing Barcelona's good game in the first five games,
19:50does Barça worry you?
19:54Well, it's a rival that is respected,
19:56as is Atletico Madrid,
19:58as is Villarreal,
20:00who are doing well.
20:02All rivals that do well have to be respected.
20:07We have the same respect for all the teams
20:10that are doing well at the moment.
20:14Hello, coach.
20:15How are you?
20:16Ignacio Miguelez for TNT Sports Mexico.
20:19I wanted to ask you about the squad
20:21now that the Champions League is starting,
20:23of which you are the last champions.
20:26Compared to last year's squad,
20:28it's true that few players have changed,
20:30but with the few changes in this market,
20:32do you think you have a better squad
20:34to try to revalidate the title?
20:35Thank you very much.
20:36Well, the squad is what you have seen,
20:40what has happened.
20:41We have lost two important players,
20:44who have been Nacho and Toni Kroos.
20:48We have lost José Lu.
20:51These players have been replaced
20:53by the best player in the world,
20:55or one of the best players in the world.
20:58So, do we have a better squad than last year?
21:01I think so.
21:04Hello.
21:05Adol from Turkey.
21:08Which are your favorite teams
21:10for this year's Champions League?
21:14Favorite team?
21:15I think they will always be the same.
21:17It's true that the format changes a bit,
21:19but I think the favorite teams
21:22are always the same,
21:24including Real Madrid.
21:26There are others.
21:27When a competition starts,
21:29you can be the favorite for some
21:33just because you have won the previous year.
21:36But this year's Champions League
21:38will be a different story.
21:40Hopefully, we can get to the end
21:42like we did last year.
21:47Hello, Carlo.
21:48This is Filippo Ricci, Gazette dello Sport.
21:50If I'm not mistaken,
21:51it's been 27 years of Champions League,
21:5397 with Parma.
21:55I don't know.
21:57The illusion is still intact.
21:59How can you continue with the same illusion?
22:04What makes you want to compete like this?
22:11The illusion is the same.
22:13For me, personally,
22:15this competition is very special.
22:17Not only for the club,
22:19but it's not just a competition.
22:22As I've said many times,
22:24the day-to-day work,
22:27being here,
22:30talking to the players,
22:32preparing them for training,
22:34trying to deal with all the problems
22:37that come up every day.
22:43I consider myself very patient
22:45because every day there's a problem
22:48that has to be solved.
22:50So, the truth is that
22:53not all of them are problems.
22:55Sometimes, they're nonsense.
22:57We experience it as a problem,
22:59as it sometimes happens in life.
23:02We consider it a problem.
23:05Last two questions.
23:06Hello, Carlos.
23:07I'm John Venturi, CBT Brasil.
23:09We didn't see MilitĂŁo doing the activity.
23:12I'd like to ask
23:13how he played against Real Sociedad.
23:16He seemed very good.
23:18Does he have the conditions to play tomorrow?
23:20And why didn't he do the training?
23:22He didn't do the training
23:23because we wanted to give him
23:25one more day of rest
23:26to do individual work.
23:27It's not about taking away his work with the ball,
23:30like the others have done,
23:31but tomorrow he'll be 100% available.
23:35Last question.
23:36Hello, Mr. Ancelotti.
23:38Javier CĂĄceres,
23:39from the German newspaper SĂŒddeutsche Zeitung.
23:41You've been with Sebastian HoeneĂ
23:43for a few months,
23:44your teammate,
23:45Stuttgart coach,
23:46at Bayern Munich.
23:48He was in the lower divisions.
23:50Do you have any memories of him?
23:52And what do you think of Stuttgart?
23:55Thank you for asking me about Stuttgart,
23:58it's the first question.
24:01Yes, I remember him.
24:03I think he did a fantastic job last year.
24:06The fact that Stuttgart is playing here tomorrow
24:10means that the work this coach has done
24:14last year has been fantastic.
24:16It's a very good team,
24:17very well organised.
24:19And tomorrow
24:21we'll have a very entertaining game.
24:28You're welcome.