Real Madrid’s 24-year-old midfielder Federico Valverde has all the qualifications to reach the same level as Steven Gerrard. From the viewpoint of the White football team’s coach.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti agrees with Luis Suarez’s comparison of Federico Valverde’s style of play to Steven Gerrard. But the Italian boss sees the Uruguayan midfielder still having the same level of progress as the former Reds captain. According to a report from Marca on Saturday.
Valverde moved from Penarol to Real Madrid since 2016. He started with Real Madrid Castilla before moving up to the first team in 2018 and becoming a team. The main force of the army ‘Los Blancos’ more and more. In particular, assisting Vinicius Junior to score the winner against Liverpool in last year’s Champions League final. The 24-year-old has also been outstanding this season with four goals. On the Liga stage and one more goal in the Champions League UFABET
‘I agree (with Suarez), yes,’ Ancelotti said when asked about the comparison between Valverde and Gerrard.
‘(Valverde) There are a lot of things that Gerrard has, it’s good for him to be compared to a successful player, Federico has everything to reach that level. of Gerrard and many more’
Ancelotti, meanwhile, also provided an update on Luka Modric’s injury from playing with the Croatia national team, adding: ‘(Modric) has a slight problem. It’s not very serious. He will be close for (Real Madrid’s Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk) on Wednesday, he will train on Monday and we will see if he is fine. if not then He will be playing in league games over the weekend.’