Access to players as the basis for success. I’ve never experienced with any coach what I experienced with Ancelotti, says Rüdiger

Carlo Ancelotti is making football history. He is the most successful coach in the history of the Champions League, which he has dominated the most times (4 times), while being the only coach to win the title in all Top 5 leagues. He makes his way to success with a human approach to the players who like him very much.

Already when Ancelotti was first at Real Madrid in the 2013/14 season, the players praised him highly. ‘Carletto’ knows how to manage a cabin full of stars, what to expect from them and how to approach them.

The Italian coach led Real Madrid to the coveted La Décima (10th Champions League title) after 12 years, then was fired after a disappointing season, which the players disapproved of as they liked him very much.

Ancelotti returned to Madrid, however, and in the summer of 2021 he was given the tough task of returning Los Blancos to the European top flight. And he did it again, dominating La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup in his first season, in addition to the Champions League.

In doing so, he didn’t have stars like Ronaldo and Bale at his disposal like in 2014, nor did he get any star reinforcements. He made Real Madrid a team with a capital T that pulled together, there was a great atmosphere in the cabin that allowed Benzema and co. to turn around tough matches in the Champions League.

Afterwards, when he shared a cigar with the Brazilian youngsters in celebration, the photo went around the world. “No, I don’t smoke cigars. It was just a photo with my friends. Yes, these players are my friends,” Ancelotti said.

A warm welcome

And the Italian is continuing in the same vein in the new season. He did not welcome many reinforcements in the squad, with only Aurélien Tchouaméni and Antonio Rüdiger joining the cabinet. However, Ancelotti was all the more dedicated to them and made sure that they will feel at home in the new team, which is confirmed by the German stopper.

“I had only been in our new house in Madrid for a few hours when suddenly the doorbell rang. I open it and it’s Ancelotti. I say to myself: wow, he’s sitting at our table, he’s eaten and met my family. He was very modest and kind. We talked for two hours about everything. I’ve never experienced anything like that, no coach has ever done that for me,” Rüdiger told Sport 1 enthusiastically.

It is the good atmosphere and good relations in the cabin that Ancelotti prides himself on. And it’s bringing success, with Real Madrid winning all nine competitive games, the club’s second-best start to a season.

In addition, the fans are praising that this is perhaps the best and most cohesive ‘team’ they can remember. Even the players who don’t play regularly are part of the team, they don’t complain and they work hard. In addition, you can see from the post-match videos or footage from the locker room how great the relationship between the players is, which is not guaranteed at big clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Source: Sport 1, Twitter