The image of the cigar became an online meme, at the same time revealing the reasons for its tremendous success – how did Carlo Ancelotti, who was barked at an ancient relic, silence the critics?

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A stonely diplomat, 62 years old Carlo Ancelotti has provided two fleeting moments this spring that picked up waves online. Tears were shed in one, not really in the other.

Not once had Ancelott’s expression vibrated in any way during the six goals that Real Madrid struck in the epic semi-finals. But now at the end of the match, tears flowed from both men as head coach Ancelottia rushed to hug his boy, Davide Ancelotti32, who is part of the Real Madrid coaching team.

Davide explained after the match that emotions were unleashed for personal reasons. That day was Davide’s mother, Carlo’s ex-wife Luisa Gibellin birthday. He died of a long-term illness last year.

Another, even more attention-grabbing, sample of Ancelotti was a cigar image that had become an online meme. As Real Madrid celebrated its victory in the Spanish league, Ancelotti posed with his players in a picture shared on social media by, among others, the team’s young star striker Vinicius Junior.

Once upon a time, Ancelotti rushed to the bench, but today, at least in his own words, he doesn’t smoke cigars.

However, that hilarious image and commentary on it serves as a great ass bridge to why Carlo Ancelotti is the most successful coach in the history of Europe’s most prestigious club competition. Or at least why he’s making ends meet in Madrid – a club where politicking, starling quarrels, or leadership tempo have broken many meritorious coaches.

As a midfielder, Ancelotti won the Serie A championship twice at AC Milan and played for the Italian national team at the 1990 World Championships when “Azzurri” reached bronze.

He started his career as head coach in Reggina in 1995. At Juventin, Ancelotti was already able to pilot Zinedine Zidanen stars before moving to AC Milan.

For the first time, Ancelotti was the head coach in the Champions League final in the spring of 2003. The final ended joyfully when AC Milan managed to lift the trophy. In the final, Ancelotti’s previous club Juventus fell with penalty kicks.

The next time Milan was in the final was in the spring of 2005, when one of the most memorable matches in club football was seen. Liverpool were in a 0-3 loss after the first half, but rose to the levels and won with penalty kicks. It was Sami Hyypiän and the time for other Liverpoolers to celebrate in Istanbul’s hot evening.

Ancelotti and Milan got a victorious revenge from Liverpool already in the 2007 Champions League final in Athens.

There have been stories since the days of Milan about what Ancelotti’s credit to his players was like. AC Milan was the star cream of that time, as evidenced by the three Champions League finals in five years. Ancelotti wondered how to get it Andrea Pirlon, Clarence Seedorfin, Kakán and Rui Costan at the same time to the midfield.

The midfield diamond formation was born, Kaká won the best player in the world at Ballon d’Or in 2007 and the AC Milan Champions League.

Ancelotti moved to Chelsea in 2009 and won his Premier League championship and FA Cup in his first season.

The 2011 trip continued to Paris and PSG celebrated the French championship in the spring of 2013.

Ancelotti then took over Real Madrid for the first time. There were enough skeptics, but both as Ancelott’s teammate and under his command, AC Milan’s defending legend Paolo Maldini believed the merited pilot would succeed.

– He has succeeded wherever he has been. He just needs to win. The club is not very patient, as AC Milanka was not. I’m sure he knows that, Maldini said According to Marcan (you will switch to another service).

Maldini was right in many ways. In his first Real Madrid season, Ancelotti led Real Madrid in the tenth Champions League / European Cup victory. That achievement is commonly known in Madrid as La Decima. The final place was the first of the club in 12 years, a very long time by Madrid.

However, the Spanish championship at Ancelotti was a dream at the time. The following season, second place in La Liga and the semi-finals in the Champions League were not enough, Ancelotti got the shoe.

After that, Ancelotti coached Bayern Munich, Naples and Everton, but great achievements except for one German championship remained a dream.

Ancelotti left Everton last summer to get to coach Real Madrid for the second time. Zinedine Zidane, who coached Real to win the Champions League three times in a row (2016–18), ended her second wash.

When Ancelotti arrived back in Madrid, the appointment was accepted apathetic, describes the Spanish journalist Ben Hayward For Sky Sports (switch to another service). Ancelotti was a popular figure in Madrid, but the mediocre pests in Naples and Everton did not cause cheer shouts in the previous season in the Champions League semi-finals and in the Spanish league in support of the club behind local competitor Atletico Madrid.

Many thought Real could easily win the Spanish championship this season when Atletico and Barcelona in particular were so confused. In any case, Ancelotti, above all, managed to balance the atmosphere in the dressing room. Supernames, or former supernames such as Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard have been sidelined due to injuries as well. Also Isco and Marcelo have been statisticians, but the uproar has not risen.

24-year-old Brass has become the leading figure in the defense Eder Militaowhen Sergio Ramos left the club. Vinicius Jr. and 21-year-olds have been blamed for the attack Rodrygo.

Of course, the team also has a lot of experienced key players, such as the 36-year-old Luka Modric32 years old Toni Kroos and a 34-year-old who found a tremendous amount of paint Karim Benzema.

– Ancelotti has resolved all storms and disputes with players. He has the ability to make everything look insignificant, which is a real skill for a Real Madrid coach. It was also one of Zidane’s greatest strengths, Hayward said.

Also the next up close in Spanish football Tom Allnutt stated to Sky Sports that Ancelott’s strengths include player leadership and tactical flexibility. Madrid have fast strikers, but an elderly midfield, so the team can’t squeeze hard all the time.

– He himself admits that he really doesn’t have a clear, obvious game identity that he has to get stuck in. He looks at his players and adjusts the play according to the required models, Allnutt described.

– Ancelotti is the ideal coach for these players. Tactically, he’s smart, but he’s also some kind of father figure to his team, and it’s important for young people like Vinicius and Rodrygo, Hayward snapped.

After the Manchester City semi-final, Toni Kroos said that at the start of extra time, Ancelotti had turned to him and another experienced player, Marcelo, on the bench. Ancelotti had asked what exchanges should be made because he himself is not sure.

– The coach himself had doubts. We players have seen a few football matches ourselves. That is why we can exchange ideas. It describes him really well and why things work out. In the end, he decides, but of course he’s interested in our opinion, Kroos said According to Goal (you switch to another service).

Understandably, such rapes are criticized for uncertainty, evasion of responsibility, and tactical aimlessness, but Ancelotti has shown success in the rudder of stellar creams.

– Ancelotti doesn’t just put his hand on their shoulder. He trusts them: not just to implement his game plan, but to draw it up, not just to embrace his message, but to pass it on. It’s just a different form of courage: the courage to trust, The Guardian said Jonathan Liew.

Ancelotti has been barked at the relic and Manager, who only succeeds in cup competitions. Ancelotti, who is now the only one in history to have won the championship of five major European leagues (Spain, Italy, England, Germany, France), said earlier in the season that he has no desire or time to argue with critics.

Now Ancelott can become the first manager to celebrate four times the championship of the biggest club competition in Europe.

Real Madrid have won the Champions League or its predecessor 13 times, followed by second in the statistics seven times.

In this race for Real, it’s easy to talk cliché about the culture of winning. Real rose in the quarter-finals against PSG, the semi-finals against Chelsea and the semi-finals against Man City from one of the more difficult positions to victory.

But even an experienced Italian admits that he is excited.

– For me, the hardest moment is three or four hours before the match starts. It is a physical nausea. I’ve struggled with it this season for more, increased sweating and an accelerated heart rate. Negative thoughts creep in. Fortunately, it all ends at the start of the game.