Real Madrid are still working with an eye on next season and one of the most important positions in the team, the coach’s job, has yet to be decided. With the doubt generated by the future of Carlo Ancelotti and the unknown about the possible arrival of Xabi Alonso, there is one name that has been put forward and that is Davide Ancelotti.
Carlo Ancelotti and his future at Real Madrid
The continuity of Carlo Ancelotti on the Real Madrid bench continues to be one of the big questions that remain to be resolved for next season. Everything indicates that the titles won will determine the future of the Italian coach, although Real Madrid are not ruling out any scenario whatever the final result in May. Ancelotti has earned during his years at Real Madrid that he cannot be dismissed at the first sign of trouble, but the demands of the team keep him on a tightrope.
Xabi Alonso, the most popular option
Xabi Alonso is still the preferred option in the offices of Santiago Bernabéu to occupy the Whites’ bench next season, but his arrival is by no means guaranteed if the Italian coach is dispensed with. One of the influencing factors is time: although Leverkusen are willing to wait for an answer from the Basque coach regarding his continuity, time is running out. A defeat for Real Madrid in the Champions League against Arsenal could speed up the decision, but they would have to wait for the outcome of LaLiga and the Copa.
On the other hand, there are doubts about Xabi Alonso’s decision, as he would take the team into a very complicated situation if he ends up arriving, with the maximum demands that Real Madrid requires, knowing that he would be under scrutiny from the moment he became part of the club.
Xabi Alonso is very popular with the club’s directors, they like his character, his style of play, vertical, fast and without renouncing quality, and the successes achieved, first as a player and now as a coach, put him in a privileged position to reach Real Madrid.
Davide Ancelotti, an option being kept at Real Madrid
It would be curious if Carlo Ancelotti left to make way for his son Davide, but the truth is that it is an option that is not ruled out at Real Madrid. Carlo’s son has left an important mark on the team in his father’s shadow, but they like the way he sees football today, the renewed systems he uses, and they believe that these aspects, in addition to knowing the dressing room, could give him an advantageous position at the head of the team.
In principle, if Carlo Ancelotti leaves the team, everything indicates that Davide will leave with him, but, thanks to the good relationship he has forged with the board, in addition to what has been said about his way of understanding modern football, he is highly valued and is an option for the future for the next few years. If he finally ends up starting a solo career, Real Madrid could be keeping a close eye on him.
Real Madrid is aware of how difficult it is to find a coach with the right credentials who can bear the weight of managing a club with such a long history. In recent years, the club has opted for continuity, as reflected by Ancelotti and Zidane. In this sense, they believe that Davide has the right qualities to manage the team in the future, and if things go wrong this summer, to manage the team right now.