No one on the coach’s bench did what he did. He celebrated championships in the top five countries: in the Italian Serie A, in the English Premier League, in the French Ligue 1, in the German Bundesliga, and recently in the Spanish La Liga.
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What does such an open palm with five gilded fingers require? Perfect language equipment. Get to know, adapt and use the local mentality. To come up with the biggest stars in the world, who receive a monthly salary at the level of the annual budget of a small state. Withstand incredible pressure from management and fans. Staying alone.
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Carlos Ancelotti, a native of the northern Italian town of Reggiolo with less than 10,000 inhabitants in the province of Reggio Emilia, has done all this.
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Enthusiasm and harmony
Calm, always balanced. He does not squeak even during the greatest triumphs, he does not sob during fatal failures. He does not express his emotions too much, he accepts victories, defeats, but there are fewer and fewer of them, with humility. In Italy, he long resisted the nickname “morbido” – soft. She has lost her temper, today she carries it with nobility. Just because few people dare to say it. Ancelotti has become a coaching legend, everyone respects him.
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Although it does not give way to anger, rage or even obvious dissatisfaction, when players do not follow the instructions given to them and do not give the expected performance, he has incredible respect in the cabin. “It’s almost impossible for players, even superstars, to quarrel with each other,” reveals Ancelotti’s charisma, the renowned Italian journalist Massimo Franchi, head of the football department at Turin’s Tutto Sport newspaper. “He knows how to create the perfect environment,” adds Franchi. “A united group where enthusiasm and harmony reign,” he reveals the charm of his compatriot.
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Now Ancelotti is shining on the bench of Real Madrid, who after a one-year break will snatch the domestic championship from the city rival Atletica and after four years has a chance to become the ruler of the continent if he beats Liverpool FC in the Champions League final on May 28 in Paris. By the way, the last trophy was taken by Real after a 3: 1 victory over this juice.
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No wonder he reaps one admiration after another in Spain. “Carlo Ancelotti is a complete coach who handles difficult situations brilliantly,” says local publicist Pablo Castro of Marc. “He gets along well with the cabin, but he can also deal with the club’s management, which is not easy, he behaves cleverly and diplomatically at press conferences,” Castro also notes his journalistic craft.
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However, being named the best coach in the world is still being defended. He will wait at least until the Paris finals. “In my opinion, Pep Guardiola is better,” Castro will not allow his compatriot, Ancelotti is still an Italian legionnaire. “He is the absolute leader in terms of tactics,” he defends his choice. “But Ancelotti is also a high class,” he admits.
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The wound took the gold
Coaching fame greatly overlaps Ancelotti’s playing career, although it was not in vain either. What others would pay for it. A running combat midfielder with a decent, ie rather destructive projectile even from a greater distance, these were his main advantages. The attention of the big Italian clubs and the builders of the national teams did not escape attention.
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Ancelotti’s statistics record mainly the trophies in the Champions Cup with AC Milan, while he stood a short distance from the historical contribution of squadry azzurra to the annals of the world championships, the unexpected triumph at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
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The young man, who was found by AS Roma in Parma, made his debut in the selection of cult coach Enzo Bearzot in 1981, when he formed a team for the world championship. He made his mark, he didn’t fail. At the Mundialito tournament, organized by Uruguay in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first World Championships (1950) and invited all previous trophy holders, he appeared in the blue national team jersey for the first and last time in shooting as he scored against the Netherlands.
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Carlo Ancelotti
AC Parma (1976–1979), AS Roma (1979–1987), AC Milan (1989–1992)
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National team Italy: 1981-1991 (20/1)
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Bronze World Championship 1990, Bronze European Championship 1988, Champions Cup 1988/1989 and 1989/1990, Super Cup UEFA 1990, Intercontinental Cup 1989, Italian League 1982/1983 and 1987/1988
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AC Reggiana (1995–1996), AC Parma (1996–1978), Juventus Turin (1999–2001), AC Milan (2001–2009), Chelsea FC / England (2009–2011), Paris Saint-Germain / France (2011 –2013), Real Madrid / Spain (2013–2015), Bayern Munich / Germany (2016–2017), SSC Napoli (2018–2019), Everton FC / England (2019–2021), Real Madrid / Spain (2021)
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National team of Italy: 1992–1995, assistant
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Champions League 2002/2003, 2006/2007 and 2013/2014, UEFA Super Cup 2003, 2007 and 20014, Club World Cup 2007 and 2014, Italian League 2003/2004, English League 2009/2010, French League 212/2013, German League 2016 / 2017, Spanish league 2021/2022
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However, latent knee problems, which resulted in an urgent operation, took away his participation in the 1982 World Cup in Spain. He does not belong to the winning team. At the same time, historians still applaud the idea of the strength of the Antognoni-Ancelotti-Tardelli-Conti reserve line. Better than the master. Ideas have the beauty that they cannot be obscured by reality.
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After healing, Ancelotti took part in an unsuccessful defense at the 1986 World Championships in Mexico without any personal intervention. He still owns the bronze from EURO 1988 in Germany.
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As a representative, he did not gain much fame.
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He didn’t rejoice, he thought
He was more noticed by the football world as a leading figure in AC Milan, where he embellished his engagement with two triumphs in the European Champions Cup. The permanent member of the basic line-up in the 1989 final overlooked how his Dutch colleagues Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit each destroyed the defense of the Romanian club Steaua Bucharest by two goals (4: 0) and a year later their compatriot Frank Rijkaard (1: 0), but he had something to say.
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Although Captain Franco Baresi spoke the most about the great team, the Dutch stars did not spare their cheers, but the calm Ancelotti discussed why AC Milan was the best in Europe. “He had a special ability to guide everyone in the locker room with him, even the biggest personalities,” warns Italian journalist Massimo Franchi. “He thought a lot about everything, gained experience, the assumption that one day he would be an excellent coach, he grew up,” he goes back to the time of Ancelotti’s football maturation.
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To this are added language skills, which is why he succeeded in five different countries. “If Sparta Prague had taken over Stramaccioni’s place in 2017, he would probably have spoken Czech within a month,” the Italian publicist, a compatriot, described with a touch of significant relief, yet great admiration.
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Update: We fixed the originally incorrect information in two places (replacement of Juventus Turin with AC Milan). Thanks to attentive readers in the discussion for their warnings.
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