Ancelotti vows to rip his license apart if Valverde stop scoring goals
Scoring only one goal through 42 appearances last season, the Uruguayan midfielder has started the new season in decent form, already scoring three goals and providing two further assists in 7 appearances so far this season, with his Italian coach urging him to even add more.
Joining
Real Madridfrom Uruguayan side Penarol in 2016,
Federico Valverdehas spent the last 6 years with the team as he established himself as one of the key players on the
Champions League-winning Los Blancos squad last season. Making a total of 133 appearances for the
La Ligagiants through the last 5 seasons, Valverde had contributed 5 goals and 8 assists.
However, the midfielder has started the new La Liga season in great form
scoring three goals in 7 appearances
.
Carlo Ancelottirevealed that he has vowed to rip his coaching licence if the
Uruguayandoesen't score more than 10 goals this season as he saw Valverde scoring once again in his side's 2-0 victory over
RB Leipzig.
The Italian coach told his post-match interview:
"What seemed strange to me was that he just scored once last season. I told him that if he was not able to score more than 10 goals, I’d have to rip up my coach’s license. He has a rock in his foot.”
Real Madrid
will be back in action this Sunday when they visit their arch-rivals,
Atletico Madrid,in a crucial Madrid derby.
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