Ancelotti: Brazil has many great players, the real challenge is how to combine them

June 5th News Ancelotti is about to usher in his first game as the head coach of the Brazilian national team. Brazil will play Ecuador away in the World Cup qualifiers South America, and he used humorous means to circumvent questions about the starting lineup at the pre-match press conference.

Ancelotti joked: "I can't say I don't know (what formation I'll use), I know, but I won't say. I have some ideas about the starting lineup, but I'll talk to the players tomorrow morning."

At the press conference, Ancelotti mentioned several players to choose from, including Casemiro, Richarlison, Guimarães and Gerson, but he particularly emphasized Palmeiras' young forward Estewan, who seems to be expected to start against Ecuador.

"I learned about Estewan through video and television. He has extraordinary talent and needs to learn something. He is a humble, determined and personalized young man. For young players, we need patience, and they also need patience."

"He has all the qualities of becoming an important member of the future national team. I can't tell him how to be extraordinary. He knows it better than me. What I can say is that he has to work hard when defending and be creative when attacking."

"Gerson is also a very capable player. He not only performs well in organizing offense, but in tandem. The court and the frontcourt are also excellent. Guimaraes is also very good at participating in offense and creating opportunities, and we need to plan the game based on these characteristics. "

"We also have Andre Santos, and although I don't know much about him, he has left a deep impression on me in recent days. He looks like an all-round midfielder. In addition, we have Andreas Pereira. Therefore, creativity will not be a problem. "

"On the offense, we also have extremely creative players like Vinicius, Cunia and Estewan. The real challenge is how to collaborate with the team and organizational combination. "

For Brazil, the key to achieving its goals in 2026 and winning the World Cup is "combining creativity and organizationality". Ancelotti said: "We hope the team can fight and compete, and be united and show our strength. We have some very outstanding players. The Brazilian national team is not an ordinary team, but a team with a long history. I am full of confidence in the players because they have a strong desire to wear the national team jersey."

Ancelotti also highly praised the Ecuador team. At present, Ecuador Dore ranked second in the qualifiers: "Ecuador is a very competitive team. Their direct style of play, solid defense, organized and tacit cooperation will bring us great challenges. This will be a good opportunity to fight a good team, and we need to do our best to win."

When asked about defender Danilo's remarks about the "chaos" of the national team and the low expectations for winning the World Cup, Ancelotti was more willing to convey a positive message: "The Brazilian Football Association has a very complete structure, I have the full authorization of the chairman, and we have all the necessary tools to do the job well."