Ancelotti: Brazil need Vini to replicate Madrid form

Brazil indispensable assistance striker Vinícius Júnior rediscover the signifier helium has displayed astatine Real Madrid, caller nationalist squad manager Carlo Ancelotti said connected Wednesday.

Ancelotti, who guided the Spanish giants to respective titles alongside the Brazilian forward, including 2 Champions League triumphs and 2 LaLiga crowns, said that his unsocial quality to unsettle opposing defences made him a captious asset.

"I don't cognize if he's been astatine his champion here, but helium has clip to bash what helium does astatine Real Madrid," Ancelotti told reporters up of Brazil's World Cup qualifying lucifer against Ecuador connected Thursday -- his archetypal lucifer successful complaint of the nationalist team.

"For us, he's a cardinal player. We person to enactment to guarantee helium performs astatine his champion here," the manager added.

Vinícius made his World Cup debut successful Qatar successful 2022 and has been a regular during their qualifying run for the 2026 tournament. However, helium has struggled for signifier with the nationalist team, falling abbreviated of his accustomed standards astatine Real Madrid.

Regarding his tactical approach, Ancelotti stated that helium aims to tract a compact, balanced team.

"I don't privation a squad with a wide identity. We person to support well, whether it's 4-3-3 oregon 4-4-2. We person to support unneurotic and usage creativity with the ball," helium said.

"Individual prime is not capable today; you person to harvester it with attitude, thrust and commitment."

He didn't uncover his starting lineup for his debut arsenic coach, but helium did person words of praise for 18-year-old Estêvão, who is leaving Palmeiras for Chelsea and has been tipped for a agleam aboriginal with the nationalist team.

"He's got a peculiar endowment ... he's got character, he's a bully person, he's humble and helium seems good to me, but with a young subordinate we person to beryllium diligent and careful. He has the characteristics to beryllium precise important for the aboriginal of the nationalist team," the manager said.

Brazil are 4th successful the standings for the South American World Cup qualifiers, portion their opponents Ecuador are second, down satellite champions Argentina. The apical six suffice straight for the World Cup.

Brazil volition big Paraguay successful Sao Paulo adjacent week and could unafraid an aboriginal spot astatine adjacent year's World Cup successful the United States, Mexico and Canada.