Vinicius Jr: Ancelotti asked me to play deep between the CBs, and he
Short overview
Vinicius Jr said Carlo Ancelotti asked him to play deep between the center-backs, and he was right. The Brazilian forward noted he scores goals when playing there and needs to listen to the coach more often.
Vinicius Jr has acknowledged that Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was right to ask him to play deep between the center-backs. The Brazilian forward said he scores goals when deployed in that position and admitted he needs to listen to the coach more often.
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