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Mbappe & Vinicius Problem? Ancelotti Makes Demand!

Mbappe & Vinicius Problem? Ancelotti Makes Demand!

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 25: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid interacts with teammate Kylian Mbappe during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Real Valladolid CF at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on August 25, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has made a demand to his players after big  back-to-back defeats recently.

The reigning European champions were thrashed 4-0 by Barcelona in El Clasico before they lost 3-1 to AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.

Read: Mbappe Snubbed By France: Real Reason 'Revealed'

Both of those losses came at the Santiago Bernabeu and Ancelotti has now demanded more focus and sacrifice from his players ahead of Saturday's clash against Osasuna.

"It's about sacrifice, focus and team work. That's nothing new," Ancelotti said, as per ESPN.

"We have to be a tight unit and that takes sacrifice, focus to choose the right pass. 

"If you play as a team, you defend as a team and we did that brilliantly last season."

Ancelotti also opened up Mbappe's struggles as he plays the number nine position with Vinicius Junior laying claim to the left wing spot.

"He is training well, going through a difficult time… like each of us. And like everyone, you must think that this is an opportunity, that if you are smart you can turn it around quickly, with more concentration and attitude," he added. 

"This is how problems should be faced. The problem he is suffering is everyone's problem: he is not able to show his best version. But you must experience this moment as an opportunity to be better in the future. I am convinced that he is going to turn it around. Convinced."

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