Ancelotti named Real Madrid coach
Real Madrid have turned to Carlo
Ancelotti to heal the wounds left by Jose Mourinho's controversial
reign at the Bernabeu, appointing the Italian on a three-year contract
on Tuesday.
The Spanish
giants hope the former Paris St Germain manager will unite the dressing
room, calm fans and local media, and re-establish Real as serious
challengers to La Liga champions Barcelona.
"Familiar
with the pressures of managing the great teams of the continent
(Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea and PSG) the Italian is guaranteed to
direct an exciting project," Real said on their website.
Milan
won the Champions League twice under Ancelotti, 54, who had been linked
with the Real post since Mourinho's exit at the end of last season.
Ancelotti,
who will be presented on Wednesday, asked to leave PSG but the move was
reportedly held up until the French champions found a replacement.
PSG
announced they had agreed a two-year deal with former France coach
Laurent Blanc at the same time as Real made public their agreement with
Ancelotti.
Spanish media have
reported that Real will pay PSG around four million euros ($5.2
million) in compensation for the year of his contract he still had with
the French club.
Mourinho led
Real to a King's Cup and La Liga title in his three years in charge,
but his final season was characterised by public disputes with players
such as captain Iker Casillas and defender Pepe which divided fans into
two camps.
The Portuguese left the club by mutual agreement and has returned to former club Chelsea.
One
of the accolades for the incoming coach, from former Milan player Paulo
Maldini, made particular mention of Ancelotti's handling of his
players.
"Of all the coaches I
have had, he (Ancelotti) was the one who managed the dressing room with
the most serenity," Maldini was quoted as saying on the Real website.
"The
secret of our success was his normality. He isn't one of those who
works alone, and this shows great intelligence. For this reason he will
win titles wherever he goes: with Milan, Chelsea or Real Madrid."
EXPANSIVE STYLE
Real
reached the Champions League semi-finals three years in a row under
Mourinho but finished the most recent campaign without major silverware.
Real finished 15 points behind Barcelona in La Liga last season.
The
world's richest club by revenue want to add to their nine European
Cups. Ancelotti will be expected to provide the much sought-after
'Decima' (10th) and a more expansive style of play after the perceived
caution of Mourinho's counter-attacking system.
He
won the Champions League with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007, after also
being a member of the Milan squad that won the trophy twice, and lifted
the Club World Cup with the Italians.
With
Milan he scooped a league title and a cup, the same with Chelsea in
England, and he guided PSG to the French league title last season.
Ancelotti
has long had a good relationship with Real president Florentino Perez.
He praised Perez in a recent autobiography where he credited the
construction magnate with saying: "Carlo, one day you will be my coach."
Among
Ancelotti's immediate tasks will be to establish a working relationship
with former France midfielder Zinedine Zidane. Perez is keen for Zidane
to take greater responsibility for the direction of footballing affairs
at the club.
Malaga's young
midfielder Isco has been identified as a possible recruit in the short
term and Real's Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain has been linked with a
possible move to Italy or England.
source: http://fourfourtwo.com/news/italy/129209/default.aspx
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