Real Madrid forward Rodrygo has thanked Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti for helping him overcome a difficult time in his life.

Rodrygo, 24, admitted he went through a tough spell at the end of last season while Ancelotti was still in charge of Real Madrid and had not yet taken the reins of Brazil.

"The truth is, I had a very difficult time on a personal level," Rodrygo told Diario AS.

"I went a long time without talking to anyone. No one knew what I was going through. It was a very difficult time. I wasn't well, both physically and mentally. That was taking a lot out of me.

"Coach Ancelotti helped me get through all that. He saw every day that I wasn't well, that I wasn't fit to play, that I couldn't help the team. He knew he had to recover the person before the player. The import

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