Recently, "AS" talked about Newcastle midfielder Guimarães. They said that the player has become the absolute core player under Ancelotti.

Guimarães is the only player who has started all five games under Ancelotti. It can even be said that in the next World Cup, the Brazilian team will be a team of "Guimarães plus ten people". All this stems from the Italian coach's absolute trust in him.

For Ancelotti, Guimarães is indispensable. There is a relationship of respect and admiration between the two, with the Italian almost becoming his mentor and unstintingly praising him as the "undisputed" key player.

This is not only because of his important position in the locker room, where he will soon become one of the team's captains, but also because of his performance on the pitch. Since Ancelotti took over, he has played 439 minutes and has become the most comprehensive player in the midfield: 67% confrontation win rate, 5 steals per game, 87% pass success rate, in addition to 1 goal and 1 assist.

Guimarães said: "Ancelotti has given me a lot of confidence. I feel that I am experiencing the best moment of my national team career. I am very happy and very satisfied." Ancelotti has a long-standing love for Guimarães. During his time in charge of Real Madrid, he made attempts to sign the Brazilian midfielder, especially after the departure of Casemiro. But in the end, the transfer failed to take place due to some external factors.

Now, Ancelotti can finally enjoy Guimaraes' performance in the Brazilian national team. Perhaps to make up for the regret of not having him at the Bernabeu, the Italians took special care of him. In fact, Guimarães almost became an extension of him on the field, both organizer and enforcer. In this period of preparation before the World Cup, the Selecao are going through a good time, although the process is not easy. This long journey finally became brighter with the arrival of Ancelotti.

"This cycle is full of various situations, very turbulent, and a lot of things happened, but we all grew and became stronger in the final stage, both individually and collectively. We performed very well in training and were able to meet the coach's requirements. I hope to continue to perform well in the club, win more opportunities, satisfy the coach, and continue to be the main force. I don't know if I can become the main force of the ironclad, but I will try my best to do a good job."