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\nCarlo Ancelotti is the man of the moment in the Brazil team changing room with Vinicius Jr the latest player to speak highly of the Italian who is favourite to become their next manager.
\nAs Brazil prepares to face Morocco in a friendly in Tangier on Saturday, Vinicius said he was facing a personal dilemma with Ancelotti being his coach at Real Madrid.
\nThe 63-year-old Italian, under contract with the Spanish club until 2024, is the main target of the Brazilian FA to take the job at the end of the season.
\n\u201cFor me, it\u2019s really hard to talk about it because if I have him with Brazil I would lose him in Real Madrid and if I have him with Real Madrid I would not have him with Brazil,\u201d Vinicius told reporters after training on Thursday.
\nVinicius said every manager would love to be in charge of Brazil whose last coach Tite left the job after it was knocked out of last year\u2019s World Cup by Croatia in the quarterfinals.
\n\u201cOur group is a very talented one and everyone gets along with each other really well, there is no problems in the changing room and he would fit greatly. I believe he would love to come,\u201d Vinicius said.
\n\u201cAncelotti is the best because of the way he treats me and how he deals with young players. His knowledge and the way that he teaches.
\n\u201cHe is also very fond of the Brazilian players. The great Ronaldo Nazario talks a lot about him, he tells me that Ancelotti is also the best coach he had in his career.
\n\u201cBeing with Ancelotti every day I see that. That\u2019s why he is so respected.\u201d
\nVinicius had his breakout season last year under the guidance of the Italian manager after falling out of favour with former coach Zinedine Zidane, tormented by criticism from media and fans questioning if the Brazilian youngster was worth the 45 million euros Real Madrid paid Flamengo for him when he was 17.
\nHe crowned an outstanding 2022-23 campaign by scoring the goal that won Real Madrid a record-extending 14th European Cup title with a 1-0 win over Liverpool and is now the biggest star of a Brazil team missing the injured Neymar.
\n\u201cI work to win every trophy that I can and if in the future I can win the Ballon D\u2019Or I would be happy. I would love to and it\u2019s a dream,\u201d Vinicius said.
\n\u201cThis season will depend on how the Champions League goes and how the players perform in the end of the line but I play with Karim Benzema, who will always be the best for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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