Ancelotti: I'm happy, motivated, confident and calm | OneFootball

Pleased with Brazil’s performance and 3–1 victory over Croatia on Tuesday night (31) in the U.S., coach Carlo Ancelotti gave a very positive assessment of the team’s last FIFA window before the final squad announcement for the World Cup. He praised the contribution of the newcomers in the two friendlies (the other was against France last week) and once again expressed his confidence in the team’s work.

"I am happy, motivated, confident, and calm. Because I think we have a good team structure. We have a good atmosphere, and everyone is working very well."

"Winning with the national team is always special. And when you lose, it always brings great sadness. It is an important victory. I think the team played very well, very solidly, with intensity. The idea was to play like that. There are things that, of course, we still have to improve. But, as I said after the game against France, we are on the right track," the coach continued.

Ancelotti liked the newcomers’ performanceCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Ancelotti praised those who made their debut for the team in this FIFA window and those who had, until then, only played a few minutes for the national team. He stressed that they made the most of the opportunity.

"What pleases me most is that the new players really made the most of their opportunity. Obviously, that increases the uncertainty over the final squad list, because Igor Thiago did very well, Léo Pereira did very well, Danilo (Santos) did well, Endrick did very well, Kaiki too. They all took their chance, and that is a positive sign for the team. Now we will keep evaluating what happens in the European leagues and also in the Brazilian Championship," he said.

He explained why he made eight changes over the course of the match:

"The changes were mainly to put fresh legs on the field. Endrick, Igor Thiago, Martinelli, and Rayan. Because, in truth, up front, they worked very hard. In the second half, they were a little tired, so we changed the system. But, obviously, the characteristics changed as well. And Endrick took advantage of being more central to win the penalty and provide the assist for Martinelli."

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