Ancelotti justified Brazil’s draw and avoided talking about Endrick’s absence

Carlo Ancelotti came out to face the criticism that questioned Brazil’s dubious start in the World Cup 2026 against Morocco with a simple draw and justified the result against the Arab team in the sense that the first duel does not mark the final destiny of a team in the competition.

The Italian coach who set a record in the first Scratch du Oro match in the history of the Amazonian team’s world championships being the first foreign coach after 115 matches for the Canarinha in the World Cup tournaments.

After the draw with Morocco, the so-called Carleto wanted to dribble at the critics, but at the same time he was harsh with the eleven in charge when considering that the Brazilian squad must improve. beyond that it cannot be considered a bad result.

“We are satisfied with this result, which is not bad, and we will fight in the next match. You don’t win the World Cup in the first game. The debut, for many reasons, may not go the way you want, but we have to move forward, prepare well for the next game; The objective is to qualify, overcome the group stage and improve over time,” commented the Italian.

At the same time as criticizing his team’s actions, Ancelotti also highlighted that he has total confidence in the Brazilian players and that they will try to give another face against Haiti, their next rival. “I have full confidence. I believe that in football not everything goes perfectly. When it happens, you have to offer constructive criticism to improve things. This is just the beginning of this path.”

Ancelotti was especially upset by the first half of many doubts from Brazil when they were surpassed by a Moroccan eleven who came out with the dagger between their teeth to try to make history, to the point that they were the first to open the scoreboard.

“We didn’t play well in the first half, but we improved in the second.”. We had some opportunities, but we need to be more precise. The team fought until the last minute; The positive thing is that it is quite clear what we need to improve,” the Italian strategist said clearly.

Regarding Vinicius Junior, who saved Brazil with a spark, Carleto said that: “He scored a great goal, he is always a dangerous player and I think he has all the qualities to have a great World Cup,” he argued.

Finally, he refused to play Endrick’s songwho plays in France and was not used in this match due to technical decisions. “I’m not here to talk about individual players. “I think the athletes who entered played a good game.”

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