Carlo Ancelotti participated in the ‘Mexico Siglo XXI’ event of the Telmex Foundation, of the Mexican magnate Carlos Slim. The Real Madrid player spoke about his career and explained the keys to his career as a coach.
Beginnings as a coach
“I didn’t always think about being a coach. One day in Milan, Sacchi told me ‘the day you stop playing I want you to be my assistant’. He was a football genius. He changed the method. He was a great teacher. He taught me a lot, like Eriksson.
be a leader
“It is very difficult to explain what a leader should be. It is more important to convince than to impose. A leader should be able to listen to the people who work with you. They can always give you ideas that will help you. It is important to listen and don’t think you know everything because you’re the boss.
The victory
“It’s hard to say what success is. For one, it can win a title or less. For me, success is giving your best. If you can get the most out of it on a mental or physical level”
A calm technician
“You always have to be positive on the bench because you have to talk to the players. It’s not true that I’m always calm. I rarely get angry, but when I do, I go a little crazy. A horse has two ways. jump : the whip or the carota [zanahoria en italiano]. It jumps both ways. You have to choose. If you hit him with a riding crop he can shoot you from behind, if you give him a face [zanahoria] helping you.”
Your celebrations
“I want to dance, sing, have a good time with my family and friends. It’s important to choose the right moment to sing. And I only sing when we win titles and in a stadium. I think I smoke a cigar once in my life, being on the bus with the players I didn’t smoke tobacco, but now I have a house full of tobacco gifts, like chewing gum, which people always give me and I carry it’s only in games.
His withdrawal
“I will continue training until the fire I have for football is exhausted. A lot of good things have happened in my life, some difficult moments. My life has become normal. I am lucky to have a job that I am passionate about. I am grateful to football for giving me that opportunity. I still get nervous before a game, I feel the pressure, and until that changes I’ll continue here. I see myself directing for a long time, yes.”
Relationship with players
“You must be honest with people. I have formed my character by surrounding myself with calm people. For the election to be honest you must be like yourself.”
Difficulties as a coach
“I find them every day. It is a job of a lot of power and responsibility. I can choose what time I train, who I put on, but in the end it is a relationship between people. That is the most important aspect. Sometimes I ask the players ‘Who are you?’ the game. That is the most complicated thing but if you are able to have a good personal relationship, it will help you work better.
Mbappé, Rodrygo and Vinicius
“Real Madrid has very high demands because it is the biggest club in the world. It has the most players. You have to put their quality at the service of the club. That is what we try to do every year. This year, the new boys like Kylian and Endrick fit in very well. We will have a good season competing in all competitions, but our duty is to compete in every game, as always at this club. Don’t give up and compete until in the end. “That’s what you’re supposed to do when you put that jersey on.”
Cristiano Ronaldo
“He has been and continues to be a great professional. One of the best of all time. A legend, a great professional and an example. “He is a fantastic teammate, greatly appreciated by the other players .”
Javier Aguirre
“When I finished playing against Aguirre’s teams, I would tell him, “it’s like going to the dentist”, it’s bad and you don’t have a good time. Mallorca, above all, has become very complicated. “Their teams are fighters, they compete until the end.”
Reviews
“You must have a clear idea of what you must do. It is important to listen to your assistant, to the player… A life without pressure or a little stress does not exist. Too much stress does not exist, but a little is fuel .The day you are not excited before a game, this is the day I have to stop. Before a game there is a worry, there is a negative feeling thinking that it will not go well, that they will score a goal… When the game starts, everything stops. So, you have to find peace of mind to handle game situations.”
Before the game how do you experience it?
“Three or four hours into the game, the sweating always comes, the rapid heartbeat, the negative thoughts. It’s always the same… That’s the sadness of the coach, which can’t be shared with anyone. It’s something individual . I can’t do it share my family and my wife help me, they support me… but the difficulties are something individual that I handle well.”
Source: La Verdad
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