Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid have officially parted ways. The Brazilian national team has officially announced the hiring of the Italian coach, who will leave Real Madrid at the end of the league season. It was an open secret, but the Italian coach will head to Brazil to begin a new adventure as national team coach. The most successful coach in Real Madrid’s history is leaving.
The end of Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti has earned the right to leave Real Madrid on a high note. The Italian coach bids farewell to Real Madrid after six seasons at the helm of the team, split into two spells, during which he has become the most successful coach in the club’s history.
During these six seasons, he has won three Champions Leagues, three Club World Cups, and three European Super Cups. In Spain, he has won two La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey titles, and two Spanish Super Cups, for a total of fifteen titles that have catapulted him to the top.
Although he was able to survive a season with almost no titles, the lack of titles this season and the need for changes within the squad have forced Real Madrid to make a change with the aim of changing the dynamic for next season.
Ancelotti against adversity
Real Madrid ended last season winning the Champions League and La Liga, a double that was difficult to match this season, but the arrival of Mbappé gave cause for optimism. However, Ancelotti encountered problems from the outset. He started the season with only two center backs, Rudiger and Milito. But the Brazilian suffered another serious injury in November, forcing him to turn to Tchouameni, a regular in midfield. Asencio broke into the first team but took time to establish himself—and earn Ancelotti’s trust—as a starting center back. The return of Alaba did not solve the problems at the back, as he has been unable to regain his form and has suffered injury after injury.
Mendy’s injuries during the year and Carvajal’s serious injury in August left the defense in tatters. In midfield, with Tchouameni, constant injuries to Camavinga, the one suffered by Ceballos at the end of February, added to the fact that Modric is not there to carry the team every three days, has further complicated their season.
Finally, the team has not been at the desired mental level. The coach has taken it upon himself to air all the aforementioned problems with class. He asked for intensity, he asked for signings, but his message was not heard by anyone.
A season that marks their destiny
In the end, what had to happen happened: Real Madrid was not in a position to fight for anything. They have held on in La Liga thanks to the quality of their players and the fact that Mbappé is fighting to be the top scorer in LaLiga, but since November, it has been clear that the team was not the same, that pieces were missing and that heart and intensity were lacking. And this season, the end is the same as usual, with the coach leaving the team.
Real Madrid has a long memory, but that is not enough to sustain the situation. Carlo Ancelotti leaves Real Madrid as the most successful coach in the club’s history, but that is not enough to see out his contract. He will leave through the front door, as Real Madrid will do, and it will be recognition of Ancelotti’s years of success at the club. But the truth is that the Italian is leaving after a bad season, in which, perhaps, if they had listened to him, things would have turned out differently.