Carlo Ancelotti: How To Win Everything, Everywhere

[Music] this clip right here this is iconic in this shot we have eduardo camovinga vinicius jr rodrigo and ferdi valverde 19 21 21 and 23 years of age celebrating the very first time they've reached the pinnacle of club football a european cup win the future of madrid is looking bright and then we have this man at 63 years of age he's a guy who knows this feeling all too well there are very few men that have quite literally completed football i've spoken on this channel about pep guardiola and johan cruyff the likes of zenedine zidane and frank reichard also come to mind these are men who have just about won it all as managers and players legendary men but none of them have accomplished what carlo ancelotti has manager of a title winning team in every major european league the only man to ever do so manager of four champions league winning teams the only man to ever do that and you can also add on two more ucl trophies as a player more league silverware and what you have is a living legend in today's video we're going to track the man's journey to attempt to snatch just a glimpse at how greatness is formed so with that being said how do you win everything everywhere [Music] yo what's going on everyone hope you are doing well i'm tinashe welcome back to another video we've got a lot to unpack today as carlo ancelotti's journey has been a long one so to begin let's go back to 1959 where it all began born and raised in regional italy in 1959 carlo ancelotti was raised as the son of a dairy farmer growing up on a farm milking cows cutting trees the rigorous hands-on work it instilled a sense of discipline in the man the value of hard work and the importance of patience before yielding a successful return on your hard work your plans today and harvest one year or two years later this is my philosophy with football it's my style it's my way of life you can't be anxious for the result if you've done the proper things it will come the words of the man himself his time on the farm seeing his father's tireless work and struggles also made him yearn for a different path in life which is where football came into the picture and starting off local early on in her jolo it was pretty obvious to see that he was something special palmer thought the same which is why they snapped him up at the age of 15. back then he played predominantly as an inside forward or on the flanks not the fastest out there but he was a technically gifted player composed and steadfast with a brain that was mature far beyond his years knowing what we know now this only makes sense next up it was roma in 1979 at 20 years old where he impressed even further under manager niels lithol an eight-year stint in rome that effectively made him a household name and gave him a significant career boost four copa italias and scudetto the second in roma's history the first of very many in kalito's career he also made it to the 1984 european cup final but unfortunately lost started to joe fagin's liverpool and he along with most of us may not have known it back then but these lot would be recurring rivals on the flip side while his time when roma was fruitful it came at a heavy cost his knees injuries weren't very kind to the man but because he was still remarkable upstairs a shift to a play-making role in central midfield wasn't a difficult conclusion to come to arigosachi made that switch official when he brought ancelotti over to the red side of the sensuro in 1987 to form part of arguably the greatest team to ever exist in ac milan's side composed of the likes of ruud hollet paolo maldini franco barresi frank reichard marco van basten i could go on all day but i won't this team was remarkable and ancelotti was a starring figure two european cups and two series titled as the highlight of his five years in milan firmly cemented his name in the history books as one of the greatest so you'll likely notice that i haven't spoken too much about his on-field numbers or statistics which is because his game was far more about progression and distribution than anything else plus stereotypically stats aren't very kind to anybody but attackers in any case regardless for anyone interested here's a snapshot of what i could find in the later years his knees continued to give him problems and ultimately became the cause of an early retirement 33 years of age and his playing career had come to a close like i've already said this man was already a great he could have stopped right there and then and his legacy would have been quite a formidable one but he had more to give this brings us to the section of carlo ancelotti's life that the vast majority of people that got into football after the mid 90s know him for his managerial career straight after retirement he got to work on his coaching credentials eventually teaming up with rikosachi once again but this time as his assistant with the italian national team paying close attention to the workings of his former coach and now colleague the philosophies of carlo ancelotti began to take shape by 1995 at 36 years of age he was primed to make the leap into going solo but before we get into the breakdown of ancelotti the manager i feel it would be useful to briefly speak about ancelotti the man by now the italian had worked with or been exposed to a wide range of high-profile managers some of which i have already mentioned there was arigosachi with milan and italy niels liedholm with roma fabio cappello with milan and svengor and eriksen also with romo just to name a few and while similarities between these guys and ancelotti can be drawn carlo angelati is very much his own man we'll go into more detail about his tactics later but one characteristic that's worth noting early in this one is that perhaps his strongest trait is that he is malleable specifically malleable to people a consequence of having a high eq is the knowledge that different people require different forms of communication this is where ancillary truly shines i mean it's what his managerial style is all about of course it helps that he speaks english french german italian and spanish but what i'm talking about extends far beyond just language one example of this is that his heavy borderline sarcastic sense of humor has been known to calm the nerves of his players before the finals of major cup competitions taking a direct extract from a fantastic 2014 article written by simon cooper in the financial times carlo ancelotti knows a truth about top level football most players don't need to be motivated they need to be calmed down having been a top player himself he can empathize there is a level of mutual trust there that is hard to emulate by someone not in the know but that's not all this stretches far beyond the players remember a manager is just an employee after all knowing how to please the owners while also maintaining control is probably one of the hardest tasks that any modern day manager has to deal with and while he has failed in the past like many others have he's also found success in areas that many others have not let's find out how in 1995 carlo ancelotti took control of serie b side regina and he passed his first test with flying colours earning instant promotion to serial in his first year and because of that it would ultimately be his only year there palmer had seen the good here done and decided that they needed the man back this time to play a role in the technical area and despite the fact that in 2022 palmer sits in 12th place in serie b they were quite the force in the past especially when ancillary arrived having been bankrolled by parent company parmalat yes the the same paramount you're thinking of they won the uefa cup two seasons prior and had a very strong squad indeed gianfranco zola a young fabio canevaro jean-luigi buffon hernan crespo and lillian turum are just a few names that we're about so all of this sounds like a recipe for success right palmer culture had yet to win a single serie a title in their long history and if they were ever going to do it now was their chance but it didn't happen two points are drift from the top in ancelotti's first season at the surface a valiant effort in reality a disappointing return and the disappointment continued offering a sixth place finish the next year for the first time ancelotti was shown the door in mid-1998 not the greatest start to a managerial career i must admit but in a way it was kind of the perfect start you know learning from your mistakes and whatnot among his many takeaways from this tenure he was forced to develop the player-centric approach to management that we spoke about earlier on there was a point before his second season where the divine ponytail roberto balgio was all but confirmed to be on his way to join parma but get this ancelotti said no you see rigo sachi's success and faith in the 442 had convinced ancillary that there was no other way to play football the problem was that bajio was a ten and this formation in its base form does not house a ten in fact another creative player gianfranco zola left one season prior for similar reasons after only spending a few weeks with the man so when roberto baigio probably the best italian player to ever play the game wanted to come along carlo ancelotti told him he had to play striker or hit the road he hit the road that year baggio scored 25 goals for bologna i lost 25 goals big mistake safe to say he regretted this decision fast forward to 2016 and in his autobiography quiet leadership when referring to a disagreement he had with cristiano ronaldo at real madrid he writes who am i to argue how can i change the position of a player who scores 60 goals a season so i had to find a solution the growth is evident but we'll get to that point in a bit there is still more learning to be done after a short break slash job hunt it was juventus that decided to take a chance on the young manager in 1999 and just so we're all on the same page he was only 40 years old by this point regardless even more disappointments awaited him here off the bat he wasn't all too popular with the bianconeri faithful being heavily associated with rivals roma and milan wasn't doing him any favors and coming in after beloved coach marcelo lippi while also not being proven as a top level manager didn't help too much either he did at the very least relinquish his obsession with the 442 to make a concession for zidane as a free-roaming attacker amongst other required tactical changes but the best he could manage was second place with them losing out by one point and two points in respective seasons and for a club like juve where winning was the only option this simply did not fly he was shown the door by 2001. also he was reportedly let go at half time of the final match of the season and was just trying to give a pep talk and instead got the sack brutal ultimately these first two seasons albeit thorough lessons in expectations club culture and much more were rather forgettable a case could be made that he was just unfortunate coming so close to silverware after being the manager of two very competitive clubs is very tough after all but his fortunes were about to change another of his former employers came knocking shortly after the juventus sacking silvio berlusconi owner of ac milan to paint a picture milan were some ways behind at this point a sixth place finished the year prior and fifth place in the league when he was brought on midway through the season bayless cornea and ancelotti had somewhat of a working relationship from when he was a player so the transition was quite seamless but what really made this marriage a winner was again ancillary's ability to adapt and read the room i just want to once more reference another line from the ft article i mentioned earlier one thing that makes ancelotti attractive to big clubs is that in a profession dominated by big egos he is happy to adapt to his surroundings a powerful trait so let's talk big egos management and move on to silverware thereafter managing a semi-line really also meant managing and appeasing berlusconi this was his team and he wanted to be involved in situations that several other high-level managers wouldn't be welcoming of sitting in on high-pressure half-time team talks and making jokes with the players hey man you're the boss influencing the team selection you paid for these men why not within reason of course next up was managing the players here there was more of the same people management but a little tactical acumen was also sprinkled into the mix andrea piulo clarence adolf grenaro gattuso roy costa there was no way all of these players were going to fit into a rigid flat 442 the solution was ancelotti's now famous midfield diamond a narrow highly creative setup the fabled one two one two this period in milan's history is well known for several things but amongst the most iconic was carlo ancelotti's development of andrea pirlo into perhaps the greatest deep-lying playmaker of all time the metronome controller of the tempo along with a more dynamic traditional 10 at the peak of the diamond the creativity here was off the charts this was ricosta early on but became ricardo caca in the years that followed with this team in place milan began to build momentum a defense anchored by paolo maldini and alessandro nesta a killer midfield and a striking partnership of andrei shivchenko and filippo and zaghi is the stuff of legends first season fourth place not the greatest but we'll take a champions league spot second season third place we're not there yet but we're getting warmer in the league uh also we've struck gold in the cup competitions a champions league win and a copa italia and the cherry on the cake the ucl final win was against juventus third season first in the league there it is i guess it goes to show that if you keep knocking on the door you're gonna be let in eventually ancelotti stayed at milan for a further five years and continued to chop and change the squad as players came and left he was the manager as both rukato kaka and under shivchenko lifted the ballon d'or and while the italian failed to reclaim the league again perhaps the only smudge on his time in milan his record in europe remained impeccable two more champions league finals in 2005 and 2007 both against liverpool one win a piece remember earlier when i said this was a recurring rivalry and unfortunately for milan liverpool's win in 2005 is probably the greatest champions league final of all time the miracle of istanbul to liverpool the nightmare of istanbul for irosoneri however this too was a test in perseverance that is it takes a special character to take such a devastating loss rebuild and come right back two years later against the same opponents no less and come out on top crazy props okay so i've spent quite a bit of time talking about ancelotti's time in milan only because this is probably the most iconic and i'd say the most important tenure of his career he's obviously achieved a lot more since then but this essentially set him up for everything that was to come in the future and there was a lot to come in the future in 2009 after eight years at milan ancelotti's time was up there were several reported reasons for this the economic downturn affecting spending was likely won but at the end of the day it was just time to move on and just as well his career got very interesting from here on out using all of his learnings and being the person that he is he began to build somewhat of a reputation as being a stabilizing figure elite clubs in crisis or simply in need of direction would send out the metaphorical bat signal to secure the man's services okay so just for a warning the remainder of this video is not going to be a play-by-play of his career there are plenty of other youtube videos and resources that give sequential comprehensive breakdowns of his career this is not that kinda his next destinations included chelsea psg real madrid bayern munich napoli everton and at this very moment real madrid again all teams with larger than life overwhelmingly egotistical owners and players ancelotti knew how to deal with the owners what's more interesting is how he interacts with his players at chelsea he came in as their third manager in two years after the club had failed to emulate the success they achieved under jose mourinho in the years prior a league and fa cup double in his first year ending manchester united's dominance in the process showed he was the right choice however an interesting story to come out of this tenure came from paul clement a former chelsea coach that anjalati took under his wing the night before the 2010 fa cup final a week after securing the league the chelsea players and coaching staff met up for a strategic session this is the last game of the season we know what we're able to do and we know the opposition what do you think the tactic should be the words ancillary spoke reportedly left the room speechless isn't that your job is what i'm sure many of the players were thinking but according to clement having understood the tactics that won them the league and being aware of what worked slowly but surely hands began to raise and the game plan began to take shape what ancelotti realized from all of his experience was that regardless of how much you coach a player you can't actually be there to hold their hand on the pitch so in order to develop a winning formula the team and more specifically the senior players have to be involved in the planning fast forward 12 years later to 2022 and madrid are in the semi-finals of the champions league against manchester city with the game on a tightrope and madrid needing inspiration tony cruz revealed that his manager consulted him and marcelo on who they thought should be subbed on and if we're to read between the lines based on chris's words it seems that this is not uncommon that describes him really well and why things always work well with the team it's outstanding in the end he decides but of course he's interested in our opinion there was a story told by philip lahm of an early encounter he had with angelati at bayern munich lom's opinion on who had more sway on the inner workings of the club was something that the italians sought after very early on listen there are countless stories that demonstrate the point that i'm trying to get across here as a top level manager he knows how to put his ego to the side seek advice and share some of the control the mentality of a winner at psg in real madrid the first time he arrived during times of uncertainty a newly acquired club in need of legitimacy in the case of psg a team destabilized by mourinho and absolutely obsessed with winning a record 10th champions league trophy in the case of madrid psg must have been wondering why they weren't willing to share lo and behold he delivered exactly what was needed for both clubs setting them both up for continued success in the years to come adopting unique situation based tactics psg's first title in 1994 was secured and madrid were european champions once more so throughout this video i've mostly spoken about his wins throughout his career but just like how his career started he's experienced a fair share of elves i mean how else do you think a man gets to manage so many great clubs because along the way he'll get dismissed by so many great clubs he was sacked at madrid after a poor run after winning ledecima failure to rotate and whether the storm of injuries was ultimately his downfall there he stinted bayern albeit ending in a title win by 15 points saw the players publicly revolt against him and his managerial style before he was fired his time in napoli was disappointing and his time at everton was lackluster but i'm only guessing he took the latter position to spite their merseyside neighbors and it's likely that many believed that he was just about finished after these stints but remember the man is resilient he only went ahead and had perhaps the best season of his career the following year replacing a departed zidane at madrid stabilizing the club once more and winning the double the set was complete five countries five league titles four european cups here is a list of all the managers that have done this when we speak about the greatest managers ever carlo ancelotti really is one of a kind his career is unique his achievements are unheard of and his eyebrow is encapsulating the man truly is a living legend and he's not done yet and there we have it a brief look into the career of one of the greatest to ever do it and just a few reasons for why he's managed to have so much success what do you think about carlo ancelotti let me know all your thoughts in the comments below and if you're feeling generous why not consider giving me a follow on twitter and instagram but only if you want to that is all from me today really hope you guys enjoyed really hope you're staying well cheers and i will catch you in the next one [Music]

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Published: Wed Jun 15 2022