Ancelotti calm after defeat against Japan

Ancelotti calm after defeat against Japan.

The Italian coach said that the result was “part of the testing process” and did not change the preparation plan for the 2026 World Cup. Ancelotti acknowledged that Brazil played well in the first half but lost control of the game after an individual error at the beginning of the second half. He said the most regrettable thing was not Fabrício Bruno’s bad pass, but the way the whole team collapsed mentally after conceding the opening goal.

“We have to learn from the mistakes in the second half. The biggest mistake was not knowing how to react after the first shock,” he said.

However, the Italian coach did not see this as a worrying slip. He emphasized that Brazil is in the process of perfecting and testing the squad, and considered this defeat a “valuable lesson” for the long road ahead. “It is better to make mistakes now than at the World Cup,” Ancelotti affirmed.

Brazil are scheduled to continue their friendly campaign in November, facing African opponents Senegal and Tunisia in Europe. Ancelotti said: “This result does not change what we are aiming for. We will continue to experiment.”

The 2-3 defeat to Japan in Tokyo in a friendly match on the evening of October 14 therefore did not make Ancelotti worried, but only reinforced the philosophy he pursued: Brazil needs to stumble to know how to stand up at the right time - when everything is still in the preparation stage, not in the middle of the World Cup.

Source: https://znews.vn/ancelotti-binh-than-sau-that-bai-truoc-nhat-ban-post1593802.html