Carlo Ancelotti: “My Players Have Won So Much, But Remain So Committed”

Written by Patrick Echatah

Spanish giants Real Madrid have won the 2021/22 Spanish Supercopa and Carlo Ancelotti is elated to have that winning feeling again.

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Asked if he and his players might ever get tired of winning, the coach pointed out that he hadn’t won a trophy since the 2017 German Super Cup. He stated: “No, you don’t get tired of winning. The last trophy I won was a Super Cup with Bayern, so I hadn’t won anything for a while. I feel I worked well in Napoli and Everton, yet I didn’t win anything. I feel very satisfied and I enjoy seeing my players happy. They’ve won so much, but they’re still committed.”

The Italian tactician believes this his side deserved this trophy, given the way they’d played over the games against Barcelona and Athletic. He said: “I think both matches we’ve played here have been good and we deserved to win them both, even if both the matches were different. We controlled possession very well for 70 minutes tonight, before we dropped deeper. But, that can happen in a final.”

Ancelotti on comparing his current Real Madrid team to the previous one

Asked if winning with the 2021/22 squad was more satisfying than the trophies won during his previous spell with Los Blancos, Ancelotti simply said that it was different. He explained: “We have different players, but the same quality as before. We don’t have Cristiano Ronaldo, for example, but now we do have Vinícius and Rodrygo. I feel just as proud of both teams. This is a very very good team and very very good squad. We leave with extra strength to keep competing and we know that we can win with different approaches.

Ancelotti on Marcelo’s minutes

“Marcelo has remained professional and important in the squad. It wasn’t a gift to him when I put him on. We wanted to cover that left flank well for the final minutes. He deserves more minutes than he gets, because of his good attitude every day.”

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Meanwhile…

Marcelo, the team’s #1 captain when on the field, lifted the Spanish SuperCopa high into the sky tonight in Riyadh, in what was a beautiful sight. Tonight’s trophy means Marcelo is on the brink of history: He has equalled Real Madrid legend Paco Gento as the player with the most trophies in club history.

Marcelo and Gento now stand at 23 trophies each. Marcelo now surpasses Sergio Ramos (22), while Karim Benzema barely trails behind with 20 trophies.

It was nice to see the smile on Marcelo’s face after the game. He is undoubtedly a Real Madrid legend, and probably the best left-back in club history. He has always been a leader and passionate character who’s always been a champion of the club badge.

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