A stat that may be surprising to some:
With tonight's victory over Atheltic Bilbao in the final of the Spanish Supercup, Carlo Ancelotti has now lifted 5 different trophies with Los Blancos:
- UCL
- Copa del Rey
- FIFA Club World Cup
- UEFA Super Cup
- Supercopa de Espana
The only one missing, of course, is La Liga, which his Real Madrid side are the favorites to win this season; and if they do, Carletto will actually become the first and the only manager in Real Madrid history to have won all of the six aforementioned trophies!
Wow! Crazy when you think about it...
Don Carlo...
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A 4-3 record now. Matches played:
2013/14 Real Madrid 3-4 Barcelona Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid
2014/15 Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid
2021/22 Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid Barcelona 2-3 Real Madrid
From last decade since 2009, only Zidane is the other manager to have a positive h2h vs Barcelona with 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses if I’m not wrong.
Juande Ramos, Pellegrini, Mourinho, Benitez, Lopetegui and Solari all having negative h2h vs Barcelona in their time at Madrid. There is a good argument that if Ancelotti wins La Liga this season, he and Zidane are the best managers for Real Madrid in a long long while or maybe even now.
Carlo in the post game interview
Reporter: "Which of the two games did you like the most"
Ancelotti (laughing): "For my taste, too much possession today"
Reporter: "Are you serious?"
Source (spanish): https://twitter.com/MovistarFutbol/status/1482821158911283210?t=vavXIpL447WgiZFthb4hzg&s=19
I Love this man
In Football Manager 2022, we attempt to create Carlo Ancelotti's 4-3-3 tactic. This FM22 tactic proves to be successful with Real Madrid winning the league title with 100+ points and Champions League Semi-Final. In this video, we'll break down the tactic in FM22 and walk through all the tactic instructions whilst analysing Ancelotti's tactic and create that in Football Manager 2022.
Watch In-Depth video to understand every instruction
NOTE - PEOPLE WILL DISAGREE WITH SOME OF THE ROLES, THAT'S A GIVEN.
IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHY I SELECTED EVERYTHING, WATCHING THE VIDEO IS A MUST RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE SCREENSHOT OF TACTIC AS YOU WILL HAVE LITTLE IDEA.
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- His referred system at R. Madrid is the 4-3-3 formation
- Ancelotti has a very fluid approach, but when the favourite he understands that he must take the initiative in matches. He doesn’t believe any single footballing philosophy is the “right way” to play.
- Intelligently seeking opportunities for the high press. Looks for pressing triggers, such as a negative pass, poor body orientation of the first attacker or a deep opponent facing goal with only risky options at his disposal.
- A combination of high and wide overloads with clever runs into the box, especially from the wide forwards and more advanced midfielders.
- In transitional attacks, Ancelotti’s Real Madrid side look for counterattacking through the wingers.
- Most touches inside the penalty box (25.28 per 90)
- 2nd most 1vs1 dribbles attempted (30.69 per 90) largely thanks to Vinicius Junior attempting just over 10 dribbles per 90
- PPDA at 11.37, higher than leagues, average at 10.43
- The least ball loses in LaLiga with just 75.94 ball loses (good in possession)
- Highest passing rate in league with 16.7 Passes per minute of possession
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