Ancelotti: "Very good" generation, Seleção can compete | OneFootball

Increasingly accustomed to Brazil, coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident that he can do a good job with the Brazilian National Team. The manager made his second call-up this Monday and highlighted the potential of the national athletes.

The Italian, in fact, pointed out the number of offensive options that the National Team has at its disposal.

“The current generation of Brazil is very good. If we look at today’s squad, there are very good players and many others who are not on this list. At the moment, there are no other teams with as much quality in attack as Brazil. This team can compete for the world championship,” he analyzed.

But it’s not just the attack that excites. In Ancelotti’s view, Brazil has more than one option for each area of the field.

“I believe I have a lot of confidence in this team and these players. We can do a very good job. There is no position on the field that worries me. Every position is very well covered. Against Chile, I think we’ll keep the same idea as the game against Paraguay. Against Bolivia, I think we’ll change, but we have time,” he pointed out.

“The expectations, of course, are normal. It’s a normal pressure that a five-time champion team must have. Pressure is not bad. If you have pressure, you won’t sleep,” he concluded.

Ancelotti made some changes in this call-up to get to know more players. However, some specific names were kept. The goal is to create a base that, among other things, will serve as support for those who arrive over time.

“The idea is to have a fixed group of 14 or 15 players, who I can think today will be at the World Cup. The others I will rotate a bit to have a definitive list,” declared the Italian.

“I can’t call up all the players I know, of course. It’s necessary to have a fixed base, a base that will be important at the World Cup. Around this group, we have to bring in players who may be on the final list in the future,” he added.

Ancelotti was hired by the CBF in May this year and has already led the National Team in matches against Ecuador and Paraguay, for the Qualifiers, played in June. So far, the manager has one draw and one win.

In third place in the standings, with 25 points and already qualified for the World Cup, the Brazilian National Team will host Chile on September 4, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Then, they visit Bolivia on the 9th, at 8:30 pm, in El Alto.

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