«I hear a lot of advice, but we must not forget that I have directed 1,300 games, I have made 1,300 lineups and 4,000 changes. “No one can give me advice in that regard,” he responded yesterday. Carlo Ancelotti when he was questioned about his team rotations before the clash against Liverpool. It is a common complaint that arises on the networks about the Italian coach’s work when the results are not good. It is said that he neither rotates nor makes substitutions before the 70th minute of the game. And Ancelotti, sometimes, gets tired.
Because you can blame him for anything, but not that he has managed locker rooms and directed meetings. Not that he knows what to do from the bench. Today, the Italian coach He will celebrate his 215th match directing in the highest continental competition and there is no one who can overshadow him. Against Milan he tied the figure of a legendary, of Alex Fergusonand after tonight’s match at Anfield, the Italian will be able to boast of being unique in the world.
He has lived through everything in all this time. From spectacular comebacks to being comebacks in a surprising way, like Liverpool did to their Milan. As the statistics say, no one knows the competition as well as the Italian coach, who at 65 years old is experiencing one of the most fruitful times of his career. Alex Ferguson left football at the age of 72, but his final seasons at Manchester United were not as successful as his first. Ancelotti, who went through Naples and Everton, who seemed to already be marching through the second or third step in footballthe one in which it is very difficult to add matches in the top competition, returned to the Real Madrid bench to win more titles and add more matches than anyone else. “I’m fine, as is the team,” he said yesterday, from Liverpool, little given to nostalgia. «The last two games have gone very well, we have found a level of play. We are more solid and we have good feelings. We have the same confidence as always against an opponent who is very demanding. It is a great opportunity to return to our best level,” explained the Italian.
“The tranquility of Carlo Ancelotti”
The past is worthless at Real Madrid and just a few weeks ago, many fans thought and said out loud that the time had come to get rid of the coach. He knew that was going to happen: «Ancelotti’s calmness impacts the locker room and his very relaxed manner is always useful in these important games,” explained Jude Bellingham about his coach’s attitude. During the 214 Champions League matches he has become nervous before, very nervous, and then, at game time, peace has come to him.
He knows very well what the crucial games are in which his life depends and a few weeks ago, this clash was presented as one of them. The situation has changed, but it is more than aware that He will only be able to celebrate if Real Madrid gets something positive.
