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Carlo Ancelotti tells Real Madrid board to Diogo Dalot

Carlo Ancelotti tells Real Madrid board to Diogo Dalot

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has recommended the signing of Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot to his board. The Portuguese right-back spent last campaign on loan at AC Milan and the club are keen on signing him permanently after Dalot impressed during his 33 appearances for the Serie A side. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, the Red devils have so far been unwilling to play ball with Milan and Solskjaer could call on Dalot as back-up to Aaron Wan-Bissaka next campaign if the club fail to get a deal done for Atletico Madrid star Kieran Trippier. Rooney predicts position Man Utd will finish this season & sends message to Sancho Why Barcelona have Cristiano Ronaldo’s posters at training ground Erling Haaland ‘tells friends his dec...
Ancelotti gives update on Eden Hazard, Gareth Bale leaving Real Madrid

Ancelotti gives update on Eden Hazard, Gareth Bale leaving Real Madrid

La Liga
New Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale will be important in the forthcoming campaign, when their futures had previously been uncertain. Hazard has had a forgettable two years since his move from Chelsea, which set Real Madrid back just over £100million, returning only five goals and 43 matches. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bale fell down the pecking order under Zinedine Zidane so much that he spent last campaign on loan at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 16 goals in 34 games. The fate of the two players depended on who replaced Zidane and Ancelotti is adamant that they have bright futures ahead at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Italian was in charge of the Spanish team during his first spell at Madrid when Bale arrived in 20...
Ancelotti: Zidane changed my idea about football

Ancelotti: Zidane changed my idea about football

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Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has explained how Zinedine Zidane's arrival at Juventus forced him to change his football philosophy. The Italian manager revealed that he had to alter his side's formation to fit the Frenchman in the starting line-up of his team. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "With Zidane, I tried to change my idea about the system," Carlo Ancelotti told Sky Sports when discussing his time at Seria A giants Juventus. "Zidane is the first player who gave me the possibility to change the system and play in a different way. "So, when I had Zidane, in the first year at Juventus, I played with a system of 3-4-1-2, having [Alessandro] Del Piero and [Filippo] Inzaghi up front and Zidane a little bit behind. "The second year, I played with a bac...
Ancelotti reveals how he lost out to Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool job

Ancelotti reveals how he lost out to Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool job

Premier League
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he lost out to Jurgen Klopp in the race to become Liverpool head coach in 2015, and concedes the club's owners made the right decision in picking the German. After Brendan Rodgers' sacking in October, 2015, Ancelotti held talks about succeeding him, before Liverpool chose to hire Klopp. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Two months later, it was announced Ancelotti was to take over ftom Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich at the conclusion of the 2015/16 campaign. "It was after [I left] Real Madrid, I had a chat with the owner," Ancelotti said. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "They were looking for a new manager but I think they made a right choice with Jurgen. He is doing fantastic wo...
Mourinho aims sly dig at Arsenal over decision to appoint Arteta over Ancelotti

Mourinho aims sly dig at Arsenal over decision to appoint Arteta over Ancelotti

Premier League
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has taken a sly dig at Arsenal’s decision to hire Mikel Arteta as their new head coach, saying teams now think the best candidates are the ones with ‘zero defeats’ rather than 'more victories.' Mourinho had been linked with Arsenal as pressure mounted on then-boss Unai Emery, but Spurs made the surprise decision to sack Mauricio Pochettino after a poor start to the campaign and hire the former Chelsea and Manchester United coach instead. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal, on the other hand, have chosen to place their faith in former midfielder Arteta, who has never been a manager before, over Carlo Ancelotti, who seems set to take over at Everton – a decision Mourinho finds hard to understand. “The only point I can...
REVEALED: Mourinho is highest spending manager ever with huge £1.4b lavished on 97 players

REVEALED: Mourinho is highest spending manager ever with huge £1.4b lavished on 97 players

Sports
Jose Mourinho has spent more money on signing players than any other manager in football history. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Special One leads a trio of three managers who have spent more than a billion quid on the top talent. And Mourinho's fellow ex-Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti is second on the list with £1.11bn spent on 85 players. And Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola comes third on the list with £1.03bn spent on 52 players during his 11 years of management. Below are the top spending managers. 1. Jose Mourinho Mourinho is currently out of a job having been sacked by Manchester United last December. But there is no denying he has been an outstanding manager, entrusted with leading the biggest clubs. However, His success has...
Emery hits back at Ancelotti dig over Arsenal’s lack of fitness

Emery hits back at Ancelotti dig over Arsenal’s lack of fitness

Premier League, Seria A
Unai Emery has hit back at Carlo Ancelotti after the Napoli boss claimed the sight of Arsenal players suffering from cramp would give his team major encouragement ahead of their Europa League quarter final second leg. The Gunners will head to Naples with a key 2-0 lead after one of their most accomplished performances of the campaign under Arsene Wenger’s successor. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite their dominance, Arsenal may live to regret a couple of missed chances, while they were also fortunate to win with a clean sheet given the chances wasted by Lorenzo Insigne and Piotr Zielinski. Former Chelsea manager Ancelotti, meanwhile, noted several Arsenal players struggling during the latter part and hopes the draining Premier League schedule coul...
Ancelotti: I would’ve jumped off bridge if I was PSG boss after Man United defeat

Ancelotti: I would’ve jumped off bridge if I was PSG boss after Man United defeat

Seria A, UEFA
Carlo Ancelotti said he would have jumped off a bridge if he was the manager of Paris Saint-Germain after their Champions League elimination. PSG squandered a first-leg lead as the French champions were knocked out on away goals by Manchester United in a shocking last-16 tie on Wednesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Thomas Tuchel's PSG led 2-0 after the trip to Old Trafford but were beaten 3-1 in Paris, where Marcus Rashford's controversial penalty sent the Ligue 1 leaders out. Asked about PSG's exit, Napoli boss Ancelotti – who led the capital club to Ligue 1 glory in 2012-13 – was shocked after his team's Europa League win. "It was incredible," Italian boss Ancelotti said via Sky Sport Italia. "Incredible. "If I had been on the PSG bench, I...
Ancelotti: Van Dijk deserved red for Mertens tackle

Ancelotti: Van Dijk deserved red for Mertens tackle

Premier League, Seria A
Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti believes VAR would have shown Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk a red card for his challenge on Dries Mertens in their key Champions League encounter on Tuesday. Van Dijk was shown just a yellow for his first-half tackle, with Liverpool going on to edge Napoli 1-0 and qualify for the next round at the Italian club's expense. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The booking means Van Dijk will miss the first game of the knockout phase in January, but Ancelotti was left bemoaning the lack of VAR with Napoli now set for Europa League football in the New Year. "From the video it is a red card. There are a lot of questions about VAR but when VAR comes in the Champions League it will be too late," Ancelotti said. Virgil van Dijk...
Carlo Ancelotti: Napoli will attack Liverpool at Anfield

Carlo Ancelotti: Napoli will attack Liverpool at Anfield

Premier League, Seria A, UEFA
Carlo Ancelotti has promised that his side will attack Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday, despite not needing a win to qualify for the Champions League knock-out stages at the expense of their opponents. Napoli will travel to Anfield unbeaten as Group C's leaders, having taken nine points from two wins and three draws, though they are not yet guaranteed a place in the next round. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A draw will be enough to see Napoli through, while Liverpool must beat their visitors 1-0 or by at least a two-goal margin in order to be sure of progressing. Even so, Ancelotti is not planning to defend and promised more the same aggressive counter-attacking which undid Liverpool during their 1-0 defeat to Napoli in October. "We know how they...
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