Why Carlo Ancelotti was unhappy with Vinicius Junior during win at Almeria
Why Carlo Ancelotti was unhappy with Vinicius Junior during win at Almeria
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has played down suggestions of a bust-up with Vinicius Junior after getting into a heated exchange with the winger during their 3-1 win at Almeria.
Los Blancos maintained their 100% start to the new La Liga season with victory on Saturday evening. Jude Bellingham added two more goals to his Real Madrid tally to cancel out a surprise opener from former Castilla graduate Sergio Arribas.
Vinicius then secured the three points for the visitors late on, but he was far from all-smiles at the Power Horse Stadium.
Ancelotti was spotted by pitch-side cameras berating Vinicius for seemingly failing to track back. The winger has been playing as an inverted striker in Real Madrid's new 4-4-2 diamond formation in absence of a natural centre forward following Karim Benzema's departure.
The Italian coach was quizzed on this altercation in his post-match press conference.
"I complained to him about an unnecessary loss of possession, he answered me and I told him no, he did not need to lose the ball," Ancelotti said.
"I do not want to take away the genius he has and sometimes he takes a little risk, and then I get a little angry.
"But other times I get excited about how he plays. The balance is that I get excited many more times than the few times I get angry."
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