Carlo Ancelotti received the Johan Cruyff award for best coach of last season at the gala Ballon d’Orto which no member of Real Madrid attended, considering that they had been disrespected for not awarding the Ballon d’Or to VinÃcius. On the same occasion, the Italian coach has given an interview to France Football in which he reviews his career.
Ancelotti has spoken about the players who have had the most impact on him in his career, as well as which team has been the least difficult for him to coach. “Last season’s team was the easiest to coach because egos were low in the locker room. The veterans Modric, Kroos, Carvajal, Nacho, have no ego. They served as an example to all who saw them. From a relational point of view, it was great. No player complained about not playing. It was a dream,” said the Italian coach.
Some statements that come after the white team is going through a crisis and that several players have been singled out for their passivity on the field of play and little commitment to the team. However, Ancelotti wanted to clarify that Kylian Mbappé, who signed for Real Madrid this season, has no ego: “No. Not at all. He arrived here and immediately integrated well into the team, with his teammates, establishing good relationships with them. He came in perfect spirit.”
Ancelotti has also revealed what has been one of his biggest mistakes: “It is impossible to make only good decisions in thirty years. For example, I had a bad one here in Madrid, after my first year. I was very close to extending my contract, the The club wanted to keep me, but I pushed too hard in relation to my salary and they stopped. It was a mistake, the worst I could have made. But it allowed me to learn,” The coach of the white team has confessed about the salary relationship with Real Madrid.
Likewise, he has also expressed what he considers to be the most special title he has won: “The first thing I think about is my first Champions League, which I won with Milan in 2003. Until then I had finished second many times. I think then of the Décima in 2014 and the 14th in 2022. “Everyone thought then that my career was on the decline after my spells at Everton and Napoli, but we won and it’s magnificent, very special.”
Although the Italian coach has not been able to decide which was the best team he has coached, since he considers that he has coached the best. “My best eleven does not exist, it is impossible to do it. It would be almost a lack of respect to do so. Only for the goalkeepers (strong quote): I had Courtois, Casillas, Neuer, Cech, Buffon, Perruzi…. What incredible players,” he continued saying in the interview.