Little known is that in the early days when Ancelotti took charge of the coach, his image was actually rigid and even stubborn, and his change also had a process. Moreover, those things in his bones may not have really changed:
He turned Baggio down because he was old-fashioned;
As we all know, the most glorious period of Ancelotti's playing time was spent in Milan in its heyday. There, he met the best coach at that time: Sacchi. Ancelotti admires Sacchi very much. Not only did he worship him as a player, but even when he retired as a teaching assistant, he also worked as a teaching assistant for Sacchi and became a member of the Italian coaching team of the United States 1994 World Cup.
Sacchi, on the other hand, is famous for being square. Under his command, any player must absolutely obey tactics, even legendary superstars like Basten and Gullit are no exception. As many people admire him, so many people criticize him.
It is precisely because of Sacchi's subtle influence that Ancelotti emphasized formation and discipline at the beginning of his coaching career. No matter which big-name star is under the command of Ancelotti, it is impossible to be accommodating, even the famous Baggio.
Thus, when Carlo Ancelotti was in charge of the Palma coach, there was a jaw-dropping scene. He always insisted on forming a 4-4-2 parallel position in the midfield, and always insisted that Crespo and chiesa were partners in the front line, and the rest of the front line players only rotated at most. 1in the summer of 997, Baggio, who was unhappy in Milan at that time, wanted to play for Parma and almost reached an agreement with the top management of Parma, but Ancelotti resolutely resisted.
As for the reason, Baggio has long been used to the position of 9.5 or 10, but Ancelotti's 4-4-2 midfield parallel position formation can't accommodate players in these two positions, so Baggio has no position. In addition, he already has the main candidate in mind in the front line, so he doesn't need Baggio to join.
As a result, Carlo Ancelotti was soon hit in the face by Baggio. After joining Bologna, the melancholy prince got the dream of absolute right to fire. He killed a quartet in Serie A, which frightened all heroes and won tickets for the 98 World Cup.
As for Carlo Ancelotti, his stubbornness aroused the dissatisfaction of then Parma President Tanzi. He couldn't play beautiful football and couldn't win the Serie A championship, so he really couldn't touch the ground at both ends. So Palma simply fired him.
Later, because JiZu changed:
However, Ancelotti is lucky. Not long after class, Lippi, who was in full swing at that time, fell out with his old club Juventus. The Bianconeri urgently needed a coach to put out the fire, so they had to hold their noses and choose Ancelotti, who was not qualified at that time.
After taking charge of Juventus coach, Ancelotti soon faced an extremely difficult problem: Zidane.
Zidane is the most typical player 10, which is no secret in football. But Ancelotti's tactical play is 4-4-2 midfield parallel position, and there is no room for the front waist in this formation. The previous Baggio is a lesson.
However, it happened that Zidane and Baggio were fundamentally different at this time. This "brilliant" genius won the World Cup in France. He is recognized as the top three superstars in the world and is the golden signboard of Juventus. Even if Ancelotti wants to abandon Zidane, Juventus will never agree. Otherwise, it must be Carlo Ancelotti. I believe that people with a little experience can understand the truth.
Carlo Ancelotti was an antique at that time, but that doesn't mean he didn't even have basic common sense. Knowing that Zidane can't be abandoned, he must find a way to integrate the French midfielder into his formation. So he changed the 4-4-2 formation to 3-4- 1-2, which was a new formation tailored for Zidane, and everyone was very happy.
However, in my heart, Ancelotti may not like Zidane very much. At that time, there was a joke that once Juventus went to an away game, the whole team had to take a bus. As a result, Zidane was late accidentally, which made Ancelotti, who emphasized discipline, furious and let the driver drive directly. However, defender Montero rushed over and stopped Ancelotti directly, bluntly saying that the team could not drive without Zidane, and finally Ancelotti compromised.
It is worth mentioning that at this time, Ancelotti, although compromised on Zidane, a superstar who is in full swing, is still full of loyalty in his bones. This is directly reflected in his use of French striker Henry. In those years when Henry joined the Bianconeri, Ancelotti kept him in the position of winger, and he didn't know how to be flexible, which directly led to Henry's low state and forced to leave the team, which made Juventus lose a swift horse.
When I was in charge of Milan, I suddenly realized:
Maybe during his years in the zebra, Ancelotti learned a lot and had a great influence on his previous thoughts. When he was at the helm of Milan, it seemed that he suddenly understood that he was not only forced to change, but even knew that he was willing to change. As a result, these are the four top ten that are still handed down as classics.
At the same time, perhaps learning from the mistake of using Henry at Juventus, Ancelotti began to try to adjust the position of his players. For example, his use of Pirlo is an obvious proof. This player with weak defensive ability was abruptly transformed into a historical midfielder by him, which is admirable.
Since then, the impression of the media and fans on Ancelotti has completely changed, and they all think that he is a flexible and changeable contemporary handsome boy.
However, some things in Ancelotti's bones are hard to change. For example, stubbornness, although improved, can still be reflected from time to time. For example, Berlusconi always likes two strikers together and sometimes tells his coach what to do because of the formation problem, which is no secret in football circle. But Carlo Ancelotti's attitude towards the boss is only perfunctory, and he has created a single striker system that looks like a double striker formation. This can be understood as an Shuai knows how to fool the boss with flexibility, and it can also be understood as his stubbornness in employing people.
After all, even the media and fans can see that he is fooling Berlusconi, but Benitez, as a party, can't. Even if he is really not proficient in football, the news from the media is enough to let him know the truth. However, Ancelotti still goes his own way.
This phenomenon is not an isolated case in Ancelotti. In the era of Real Madrid, An Shuai knew florentino's preference for Bell, hoping that this clique player he introduced himself would become the core of the team, but An Shuai only regarded Bell as a wingman, which was one of the important reasons for his dismissal.
In Naples, everyone knew the German temper, but Ancelotti did not compromise at all, which directly led to his dismissal.
This is Ancelotti. He knows how to be flexible, but in his bones, his stubbornness can't be concealed.