Flattery weakens and Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid‘s board are well aware of this. Winning three trophies last season, especially LaLiga Santander and the Champions League, has brought praise on the players.
The Italian has already warned his players that those successes are already in the past, that the battle begins in a week’s time in Las Vegas against Barcelona.
The objective has been set by the club itself: the 15th Champions League triumph. There is no other choice. It’s not enough to gloat over recent triumphs.
At all times, the Italian coach emphasised the good atmosphere and the desire to win of a group that started out questioned and ended up winning.
Vini and Benzema
Players like Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr stole much of Real Madrid‘s limelight last season.
The awards for these players and a few more will arrive in the coming days, starting with the UEFA awards which will be handed out at the Champions League draw on August 25 in Istanbul.
A shower of awards
The French striker, besides being the star of the next MARCA awards, will be the recipient of all kinds of distinctions, starting with the Ballon d’Or and the best player for Transfermarkt.
Eduardo Camavinga aims to be the Golden Boy, Thibaut Courtois will be declared the best goalkeeper in the world and players like Vinicius and Luka Modric will be appearing in FIFA’s Best XI.
Alongside Benzema, Modric, Dani Carvajal, Nacho Fernandez, Casemiro and Toni Kroos will be the ones to set the pace in terms of work and commitment.
At Valdebebas, everyone is thinking about Champions League number 15.
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