Carlo Ancelotti on Brazil pressure: ‘You must win the World Cup’ | OneFootball

The Brazilian National Team faces Australia this Tuesday, the 29th, in the second friendly of this FIFA window. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti held a press conference on the morning of this Monday, the 28th, at a theater in the city of Brisbane, where he was heavily questioned about the current situation of Brazil.

The coach did not confirm the lineup, but in recent training sessions he worked with Otávio, Vanderson, Jair, Gabriel Magalhães and Mauro Júnior; Danilo, Bruno Guimarães and Gabriel Bontempo; Rayan, Raphinha and Vini Júnior. Carlo Ancelotti said he does not fear pressure and spoke of a rebuilding period.

“The priority now is to build a new generation that can carry Brazil through the Copa América and the World Cup. It may be that the 26 players called up today are not the absolute best, but that is part of the process. Our job is to follow the athletes closely. We are working for the National Team to be a protagonist. The expectation of being the National Team coach is very high; here, you have to win the World Cup. I do not remember a year when expectations were not high in my career. They always have to be high, and we have to give our all in our work,” said Carlo Ancelotti.

The coach was not pleased with the team’s movement in the first friendly against Australia and will make changes to the lineup. The Italian also wants to try tactical variations in Tuesday’s match to understand how the Brazilian National Team will behave.

Carlo Ancelotti wants to control the game against Australia

“Controlling transitions is very important. Australia did not have the chance to counterattack us when we played with four forwards. Sometimes, with three, we have more difficulty creating chances. We did not finish well. We can control the game with three midfielders or with four forwards. No one on the coaching staff, nor the players, thinks we are playing just a friendly. We think about the fact that we are representing a huge country, a huge jersey. For us, a World Cup match and a match against Australia are the same. We represent the greatest national team in football history,” said Ancelotti.

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