Ancelotti: "We played a lot of games in a short time, rotating will be important"

He advanced that Benzema will start, and said that he does not call the coaches, but that they are interested in the physical condition of the players

   MADRID, 1 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti acknowledged this Saturday that "rotating will be important" in the run-up to the World Cup, with "many games in a short time", while announcing the ownership of a Karim Benzema who "is fine" and refuted the azulgrana coach, Xavi Hernández, and his request to various coaches to 'take care' of their players, ensuring that he does not call international coaches.

"It's an important moment of the season, we play a lot of games in a short time. A very important second half begins, there are League and Champions League games, we have to think that rotating is important, because we play every three days... We have a strong squad , everyone will put their quality and commitment to do well now, "said the coach at the press conference prior to this Sunday's match against Osasuna (9:00 p.m.).

Thus, the Italian insisted that "the challenge" for the team before the break for the World Cup is "to do well in all the games", because "the objective is to win". "I can't choose many things," Ancelotti quipped. "During this period, the League can be put on track, reach the last 16 of the Champions... It would be important. I see the team well, motivated, as always," he analyzed.

The Madrid coach is also concerned about the physical condition with which the players who play the World Cup, which starts on November 20, will arrive. "We are thinking about how to handle the situation of the players who come back. We may play with the players we have here until the middle of January. There will also be players who go and don't play. We will give them ten days of vacation," he explained.

Ancelotti made it clear that the Clásico on October 16 at the Bernabéu "is still a long way off" and that the game against Osasuna this Sunday "is the most important thing", for which they have "prepared well". "There is no time to think about a game that will arrive in a fortnight," he insisted.

"Benzema is doing very well, he is going to start the game tomorrow. He has trained well, his physical condition is very good, he has recovered and has been able to put energy into his legs, I see him very well", he announced about the Frenchman, who will play again after missing the last three games -Mallorca, Leipzig and Atlético- due to injury.

The Italian, who praised the work of Rodrygo Goes in the absence of the '9', assuring that he would be in his eleven type if the Champions League final were played tomorrow, defended that the public will enjoy Benzema "of always", a " amazing player." "He hasn't scored in the last few games because he hasn't played," the coach joked, adding that he doesn't see "anything strange" in the Frenchman, although he admitted that "not having completed the preseason may have affected him."

Although he will be able to count on Benzema, Ancelotti will have the loss of Luka Modric, injured with Croatia, although "it is not a very serious thing" and he will start training with the group this Monday, so he will arrive "very fair" at the Champions duel this Wednesday against Shakhtar. A situation very similar to that of Lucas Vázquez, who will not train with the team until next week.

"Hazard and Asensio are doing well, the matches with their national teams have been good for them. They are ready to contribute, like everyone else," said the coach about the two wingers, who have so far played little role in the white club. At the same time that he highlighted that Fede Valverde "has many things from Steven Gerrard". "It's very good for him to be compared to a player who had this success. He has everything to reach that level and more," praised the Uruguayan.

Finally, Ancelotti assured that he does not call the coaches to 'take care' of their players, after Xavi Hernández did so with the Brazilian coach, Tite. "They call me to ask about the condition of the players. I only inform them and nothing more. During the selection period I am not going to call the selectors," he asserted.

Although he did agree with Xavi regarding the grouping of the international parties, to fix a "compressed" calendar. "It seems good to me, the most important issue in football is the calendar. The institutions have to work to fix this, the problem is that there are too many games," he settled.