Carlo Ancelotti Jr.: Kaka was my first love. My father made a great contribution to football.

December 29 recently, Real Madrid coach’s son David Ancelotti accepted an exclusive interview with as newspaper, he talked about his own growth process and his father’s coaching philosophy and other topics.
About the first contact with football
“I remember my father’s first year as a coach at Reggina. I was six years old and I went to Sports City with him. I saw real stadiums and dressing rooms and I always liked to go to training sessions with him. Then I have memories of Parma, when there were many great players in the team: Buffon, Crespo, Thuram, Cannavaro. Suppose it was an era, because of their age, or because the players were not as they are now, they often went home for dinner. ”
About the first player you like.
“Kaka, he was my first love.”
About choosing to become a coach from a player
“when my father came to Milan in 2004, I was 15 years old. I played in the team’s youth system and worked in midfield. in the fifth year, I decided to leave, which was not easy, but now I see that it is a happy decision and I have decided to train as a coach. This is one of my advantages. I am 33 years old, but I have 11 years of coaching experience. Quitting football allows me to learn, travel and learn languages. It’s a happy choice. ”
About the qualification certificate of coach
“I scored 137 points out of 140 points in the UEFA Class B Coach Certificate, 13 points out of 15 points in the UEFA Class A Coach Certificate, and will be awarded the Pro Coach license in May next year.”
About being the son of Carlo Ancelotti
“if we consider the fact that we work with my father, it will generate a lot of expectations in some ways, which gives me a lot of motivation and desire to succeed. I can’t say that I am as hungry as people from the grassroots, because I am lucky to come from a family that lacks everything. They can say, this man is comfortable,’he’s not hungry, ‘okay, but I found a desire to win in other things, in the need to prove, in meeting expectations, in the suspicion of being a coach’s son. All this has become my motivation. ”
About my father’s character.
“my father has a calm personality and is very able to control his emotions, which makes him an excellent leader of the team. He never loses his temper. He has the courage to hand over the responsibility to others, which is not easy. He is happy to let the whole team speak, so there is a lot of internal debate and an atmosphere of exchange of ideas, but it keeps him young and thinking, and he doesn’t want a coaching staff who can only say yes. ”
“as a son, it helps me a lot. There are always challenges between him and me. I like it. Sometimes we argue, but I think it’s good. As a father, he never yelled at me, and I never remember him scolding me. We have similar personalities, we try to avoid conflicts, we are all calm, and the tension is only caused by a football debate that ends with his decision because the responsibility is his. ”
About your own style.
“I always try to be myself in front of the players. I think I am a very close and calm person, and I don’t want to act like anyone. It’s not easy. For example, I never go into the players’ dressing room every day. I don’t like it because that’s where the players communicate. My father does go in sometimes, but I always avoid it because I don’t want to be seen as a passer-by eavesdropping. ”
On my father’s idea of coaching
“my father always says that everything was invented by football, so I won’t turn him down, but I believe it won’t stop. Generally speaking, we have the same view on football, and then we will discuss the details. He told me that if you want to be a good coach, you have to adapt to what you have and build a system so that everyone of you can shine, and when you get it, you will be happy. If you see your players playing comfortably, then you are right, if you see them playing badly, you are not doing well. ”
“the concept that my father taught me is very important and it is not easy to be as flexible as he was in his coaching career. My father was very modest, but he invented a tactical system-4-3-2-1. He is not only a coach, he is also a person who has made a great contribution to the sport at the tactical level. He has always been regarded as a good man who is good at dealing with players, which is one of his qualities, but he has a rich knowledge of football and he has the ability to play with his team in many ways, which is a great virtue. ”
About your future.
“if my father stops coaching one day, my idea is that I still want to continue.”