Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid’s head coach, wants a key member of his squad to display a more vicious, arrogant attitude on the pitch this season.

Marca identifies Federico Valverde as the player in question.

Midfielder Valverde, for his part, is coming off a strong start to the new season.

In three outings, the Uruguayan has scored twice, including the opening goal in this weekend’s triumph over Real Valladolid.

However, manager Carlo Ancelotti is not yet completely satisfied with Valverde.

As per Marca:

‘The Madrid coach continues to ‘pull’ the Uruguayan, a player in whom he sees a potential that sometimes Fede,
due to excess of humility, does not translate into the field of play.’

With Toni Kroos having now moved on, and Valverde having inherited the German’s iconic no.8 jersey, the consensus at Valdebebas is that the time has come for the South American to take one final step forward, to solidify his status as a leading figure on and off the pitch alike figure on and off the pitch alike.