One of the main reasons for Ancelotti coming back is related to the financial aspect. Real Madrid had a difficult season and the fans would have wanted to see some new face that would open a completely new chapter for Real Madrid. An interesting option was Massimiliano Allegri but he Juventus again to start the second spell there. Juventus which is having financial difficulties just like Real and most of the teams are currently paying two other coaches that they have fired. Allegri was seemed like the best option since it was easier to reach an agreement with a former coach and that made Real Madrid to refrain from signing Allegri. Out of the remaining links, Mauricio Pochettino wasn’t a possibility given Real’s delicate relationship with PSG and after the continuous interest on Kylian Mbappe that puts the French club on pressure often. Antonio Conte could have been another option but Florentino Perez had his concerns about working with him since Conte is known for having a strong head and failing to agree to the conditions that presidents of the clubs propose. Ancelotti however, knows the pressure that surround a big club like Real Madrid and will cost about 6 million euros net, less half of what he was making at Everton and less half of what Conte would require. Given the situation, Carletto seems like a decent man to take this job.
Secondly, Ancelotti brings with him years of great experience that includes him managing elite European clubs. He is one of the leading managers with successes achieved at AC Milan that includes two Champions League titles, as well as, league wins with Chelsea, PSG, and Bayern Munich. Apart from that he of course is the manager who delivered La Decima, the tenth Champions League title to Real Madrid, which was a historical milestone that Madridistas had been waiting for since 2002. In short, he has been successful throughout all of his career and all of the clubs that have had him have been pleased by his service.
Third, he is known to be a tactically flexible coach overcoming a slightly dogmatic adherence to a 4-4-2 formation. He especially likes his teams to defend in this shape with two at the front ready for any possible counter launches. He also knows it perfectly well to adapt his tactics to suit his squad of players and this is a newer characteristic of his management brought to light during his time at Everton. He has mostly used 4-4-2, 4-3-1-2 and also 4-2-3-1. Ancelotti has shown that his main concern is the management of the team and not the formations since he has always tried to adapt the formations based on the players that he has had and not the opposite. This is great because gives to the team more freedom and also can make special players show the most of their talent. He was famous in Italy with Milan for making possible to put in the lineup players like Pirlo, Seedorf, Kaka, Ambrosini and Gattuso which were all important and leaving one of them on the bench would mean taking something special off that team. He put Pirlo in front of the Defence establishing him as a player and Kaka as a second striker, leaving thus room for Seedorf, Ambrosini and Gattuso to play together. He also did something similar at Real Madrid making possible the inclusion of Di Maria whose place as a winger was threatened with the approach of Gareth Bale. He used often the 4-2-3-1 formation preparing Di Maria to play as a central attacking midfielder, making thus possible for Real Madrid to use all of the Stars in the starting XI making the game much better with Cristiano and Bale invading the wings, Benzema creating spaces and Di Maria playing the ball with fantasy to serve. That team was strong, fast and beautiful to see.
Lastly, he is a great man-manager and would be perfect to guide the club to successfully manage this transition period. He has always had great relationship with all of his players not only at Real Madrid and has always been praised by them. Here is one of the many examples which includes the German midfielder Khedira. He said: “When I got injured in 2014 before the World Cup and until I got back in training, Carlo Ancelotti would call me every day, like when your dad would call you. He had 23 players and a thousand problems as a coach and a family man, but he called me every day to talk to me”. That shows how caring he can be as a manager and coach. Furthermore, Raul Gonzalez is expected to join the first-team coaching staff as the Assistant to Don Carlo and if that happens it would be great for both the club and the fans. Raul knows the club very well and knows the responsibility that he has. He is also a loved figure by the Madridistas and would help Don Carlo a lot. Together they can help improve the environment at Real Madrid.
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