Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti spoke for the first time since the announcement with the announcement that he would become Brazil manager later this month, but was optimistic in his prospects and noted that it was the right time for the change. The Italian manager spoke warm about his time in the club and about Real Madrid.
On Monday, Ancelotti was confirmed as the new head coach of Brazil, despite the fact that Real Madrid had not commented on his departure. Xabi Alonso will replace Ancelotti on the first June, prior to the club World Cup. It brings an end to a second spell at Real Madrid for Ancelotti, for which he signs as the most successful manager in the history of the club.
“My feeling is that I will be the coach of Brazil that starts on the 26th. It is an important challenge, but I am still the coach of Real Madrid. I want to end this phase of this fantastic adventure well. I know you will be interested in what I will do. But I have to think about the days that I have left for this club, I have paved this club on this club. spectacule of this spectacule. “
“Football, just like life, is an adventure that starts and ends. I always knew it would end in one day. A very nice period ends. I had a great time. But like everything in life, there will be a time. If life ends, you can imagine that the time of a football team can last when this adventure will also end.
Ancelotti seemed to keep very little in the way of frustration or bitterness about the way his time ended, with Los Blancos defensive during El Clasico, and not for the first time this season.
“No frustration. The day I arrived, if someone had told me that I would win 11 titles in four years, I would have drawn it with blood. This season did not go well for many reasons. But it was an unforgettable time.”
He was also asked when he was told that he would not continue in Real Madrid.
“You have to look at the facts [the results]. I am a coach until the 25th. I realized that yesterday (smiles). It was time to make a change. And nothing more. I take it completely naturally. It was a shared decision to end things here. '
The Italian coach is sometimes heavily criticized during his second enchantment, with rumors about his future consistent defeat this season in the first Clasico of the year.
“I never had the feeling that Real Madrid didn't want me. Real Madrid loves me. Even if I leave for Brazil on the 25th. Real Madrid always loves me. They have always shown me. I couldn't be a real Madrid's manager for life. This comes for many reasons. Maybe the club needs life.”
“I don't make this a big deal. Thousand thanks to this club. And we will continue. I will be a fan of Real Madrid for life. It is a period that is coming to an end. Spectacular. I never thought I could manage Real Madrid for six years, and it happened.”
Nor did he say much about the suggestion that fans of Real Madrid could be frustrated that he negotiated with Brazil while he was under contract for another year.
“I respect all opinions. That is part of football. Just like press conferences. And you have to tolerate them. But I am not sad.”
Alonso's arrival in the Santiago Bernabeu, and Ancelotti only had wishes for his former player.
“I have a lot of affection for him. I have no advice because he has all the tools to be a great coach in the future.”
Real Madrid takes RCD Mallorca in the Bernabeu on Wednesday evening, with little in the game for Los Blancos. If they lose, Barcelona is crowned champion, but perhaps the most interesting part is the reaction to both players and Ancelotti.