Fede Valverde was Very Clear with Ancelotti, Request Before the Champions League

One of the footballers who seems key in the final stretch of the current season for Real Madrid is Fede Valverde. The Uruguayan midfielder, heir to the number '8' jersey of the legendary Toni Kroos, has become one of Carlo Ancelotti's indispensable players due to his extensive footballing virtues.

The Reggiolo coach might need those resources once again in the visit to Emirates Stadium, a pending conversation between the Madrid coach and the white captain. Carlo Ancelotti pointed out to the new '8' that he might need his services as a right-back, prompting an unexpected response from the South American midfielder.

In response to these requests made by his coach, Fede Valverde states that "I would like to help the team, it doesn't matter if I play as a right-back or midfielder" as long as he can contribute his skills. But that conversation wouldn't have revolved solely around the position he might occupy against Mikel Arteta's pupils at Emirates Stadium.

According to the information published by 'Rodra', both Carlo Ancelotti and Fede Valverde know that his best position is in the midfield. After all, the Uruguayan '8' has always naturally occupied that position. But the vicissitudes of the team and the season, especially the lack of personnel, have forced this relocation that the Reggiolo coach doesn't like either.

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Right now, according to the journalist from 'Relevo', the team would need his help in defense. Carlo Ancelotti has once again approached the Uruguayan midfielder with that usual request... which the Uruguayan footballer has accepted without hesitation, because his goal is to help the team no matter where he is positioned on the field.

With Fede Valverde supposedly positioned as a right-back in the scheme planned for this match against Arsenal, Carlo Ancelotti solves one of his great tactical dilemmas for this encounter. Once again, the Madrid '8' is configured as an essential figure in the course of the current season.

This time he would do it from the right-back position, a role he is becoming more familiar with... given the repeated opportunities in which he had to step in to provide a quality replacement for Lucas Vázquez. The performance of the Galician '17' this season has been much more discreet than initially expected.

That's why many consider that the Uruguayan midfielder is the right footballer to take on the responsibility of a key position in the tactical plans made by Carlo Ancelotti. The clash against Arsenal, at Emirates Stadium, will be a new opportunity for Fede Valverde to add stripes as a white legend.