Arbeloa on Mbappé, Rodrygo, Valverde, Vinicius Jr, and Bellingham

Real Madrid C.F.

Rodrygo Goes and his condition

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Rodrygo
13.970.000€+740.000€    13

J1

DL

31

"He won't be available, he is recovering from a huge effort. Hopefully, we can recover him soon. We all know his exceptional quality. We have many moments of his in our memory, and in these last two months, he has regained his level."

Carvajal says you've hit rock bottom. What reflections have you made?

"I understand that people look for culprits, but I work to find solutions. When things are not going well, it's because I need to help my players better. If they don't perform, it's because I haven't known how or they haven't understood what I wanted. I feel very responsible for what happens on the field. I wouldn't change a single thing about that defeat in Albacete. I told them an anecdote in the dressing room, that I took many years to win a Champions League. I was a World champion, European champion, I had won a lot... And when I finally won that Champions League, which was the Tenth and was very important, I got on the bus and there was a teammate behind me who had only been there for a year and said: let's go for another one, right? I told the dressing room: Do you know who that is? Your captain, who was already thinking of another one. The past doesn't matter."

What Real Madrid do you want to see

"I want a team that goes out to win from minute 1, with no doubt that we are going for the opponent's goal. I want to convey that message regardless of the football idea we have and will be working on. I want a team that transmits passion and excitement."

The full-backs and Valverde

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Fede Valverde
14.500.000€    5

J1

MD

60

"The luck I have with Fede is that he could also play goalkeeper well. He is a guy with such great ability to play football that he would do well anywhere. The other day, we put him in his natural position, and I have in him a great captain, and he has played wherever he has been asked. You will see him in many positions. I like a team with a lot of mobility, where positions are exchanged. You will see a team with full-backs on the inside, on the outside... with a lot of mobility. For me, Valverde is what a Real Madrid player should be, embodying Juanito's spirit. Fede is Real Madrid."

Bellingham and his role

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Bellingham
17.860.000€+10.000€    9

J1

MD

34

"We have trained a couple of days, and you realize the class he has and he has to be another leader of the team, with the ability he has to play football. I like players with mobility, and I am going to ask him to be important, to have an impact on the game. I want him to go out on the field and be clear about what he has to do."

Thank Vinicius for his effort

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Vinícius Júnior
17.480.000€+990.000€    7

J1

DL

55

"Regarding that, the squad was made up of players who could play. Those who stayed were because they were injured or there was a risk of injury. I appreciated Vini's effort because I know where he comes from, the effort he had made. He kept on taking on opponents, asking for the ball... That is being a leader, and that is what I need from Vinicius and what I want to see in him. I have also read many criticisms of the youth players, and you will always have me against you because the Real Madrid academy is the best in the world."

Mbappé's condition

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Mbappé
24.900.000€+350.000€    8

J1

DL

418

"He's better and will be in the squad."

The Bernabéu's reaction

"I respect the opinion of the Bernabéu and understand that the fans are hurt, but I will ask them to support the players. The greatest feats have been achieved with the Bernabéu's support. Juanito said that 90 minutes at the Bernabéu are molto longos and he didn't say 90 minutes against the Madrid players. I ask for support."