Carlo Ancelotti (20 Viewers)

Xperd

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Thats up for debate and a matter of opinion.

I just don't think his champions league wins are enough to say he is the best manager ever.

Won the champions league with Milan twice while having some of the greatest squads of all time ago his disposal.

Won the champions league with Real Madrid who are almost winning it by default in this era.

Great achievements yes but he's hardly reinventing the wheel.

Also worth mentioning that he only has 6 league titles to his name.
You could say the same things for any successful manager.

You cannot keep winning continuously without having stacked teams at your disposal.

It is subjective of course but 20-30 years down the line, we can't ignore the achievements by the likes of Carlo and Pep despite managing stacked teams.

Especially with Pep. His trophy count is too insane to ignore.
 

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    With AC Milan, PSG, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

    Could he of achieved half as much while coaching other clubs?
    Except for Bayern and PSG, it was never a given for Ancelotti to win the league with the rest. Especially bearing in mind how strong Serie A was back in 2004 and competitive the EPL is.
     

    GordoDeCentral

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    You could say the same things for any successful manager.

    You cannot keep winning continuously without having stacked teams at your disposal.

    It is subjective of course but 20-30 years down the line, we can't ignore the achievements by the likes of Carlo and Pep despite managing stacked teams.

    Especially with Pep. His trophy count is too insane to ignore.
    We can't ignore it but no way imo is ancelotti above someone like mourinho or Ferguson just coz he won more CLs
     

    Stevie

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    The fact Ferguson was able to constantly rebuild Man United and had such a big say in their youth development and transfers puts him ahead of Carlo imo.

    My arguments against Fergie are that although he had success with Aberdeen he never proved himself at other clubs or in other leagues.

    Carlo also had the benefit of inheriting great squads with every team team he joined.
    He chose his clubs very wisely.

    I don't think either are the greatest ever but it's up for debate. I just don't think titles should be enough to guarantee GOAT status.

    Just as it isn't ehe definitive way to measure how great a player was. Example: Maxwell has 37 major titles. Dani Alves has 43.
     
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    Stephan

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    The fact Ferguson was able to constantly rebuild Man United and had such a big say in their youth development and transfers puts him ahead of Carlo imo.

    My arguments against Fergie are that although he had success with Aberdeen he never proved himself at other clubs or in other leagues.

    Carlo also had the benefit of inheriting great squads with every team team he joined.
    He chose his clubs very wisely.

    I don't think either are the greatest ever but it's up for debate. I just don't think titles should be enough to guarantee GOAT status.

    Just as it isn't ehe definitive way to measure how great a player was. Example: Maxwell has 37 major titles. Dani Alves has 43.
    • Fergie himself admitted he should have won more CLs (he won 2 in 27 years, look how many Carlo or Zidane won in 5-6). When looking at history who actually rival Fergie before Wenger joined epl in 96-97? Who? Blackburn won a title. Liverpool became a joke after 1990. Obv later years you had Wenger and Jose Mourinho but 1990-1996 there wasnt anyone in the same league imo in the epl. Everyone knows Wenger made a big difference of you study the history (diets, drinking problems, scouting foreign leagues, Fergie early years only had like Cantona, Solskjaer and Smeichel as his foreign players).

    • Carlo coached Everton like 5 years ago. How is that wisely chosen? At Bayern the players asked for his sack. Look he obv will go down as one of the games great managers but he has had his meh moments, lost league to Montpellier at Psg, didnt do much at Napoli. Its pretty obv that him and Real are a match made in heaven. And before anyone says oh its Real ask Solari, Benitez or Lopetegui.
     

    Hist

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    If you are a top tier club and have a stacked team who would you want as your coach.

    I think it’s clear if you want the CL it’s Carlo, if you want the league then it’s Pep.

    No one else comes close
     

    Juventinoo

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    Oct 20, 2004
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    why we are at the other side of the history , this man coached us with no outcome , then turned Milan and Real in CL multiple years winner ...
    our luck suck big time ...i felt bad when i saw Real wining again ...
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    Xperd

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    Pep is a cheat code if you aim to dominate the league, Carlo the CL.
    He gets a lot of shit for choosing stacked clubs but by the time he retires, I think Poop will go down as the best coach of all time imo.

    Even if you ignore his insane trophy count, his footballing philosophy will be talked about for generations to come just like Sacchi and Cruyff.

    Meanwhile, Carlo will talked about as the GOAT of CL just like Bob Paisley was for Pool before him. Both these coaches are not exactly revered for their style but for their winning mentality in Europe.
     
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    BayernFan

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    He gets a lot of shit for choosing stacked clubs but by the time he retires, I think Poop will go down as the best coach of all time imo.

    Even if you ignore his insane trophy count, his footballing philosophy will be talked about for generations to come just like Sacchi and Cruyff.

    Meanwhile, Carlo will talked about as the GOAT of CL just like Bob Paisley was for Pool before him. Both these coaches are not exactly revered for their style but for their winning mentality in Europe.
    As he should to me, there's no one who can put a stamp on a team like Guardiola. He sometimes overthinks and is making things more difficult than they need to be, but that doesn't take anything away from him being a fantastic manager.

    Won the treble with Barca and done the same with City, also the first in history to win 4 league titles in a row in England. City are obviously cheaters and Pep is having infinite funds to buy who he wants. But it doesn't take anything from what he has achieved as a coach. Other coaches had close to the same fundings in their clubs, but couldn't get anywhere close to him in terms of results and consistency.

    If we talk purely in terms of dominating the national leagues then you won't find anyone better than him. He will go down in history there.

    Since he began his managerial career he has won 12 league titles in the big leagues. Only Fergie has more with 13, but that was over a span of nearly 30 years. Pep will surpass him in a few years.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola#Honours
     

    Stevie

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    As he should to me, there's no one who can put a stamp on a team like Guardiola. He sometimes overthinks and is making things more difficult than they need to be, but that doesn't take anything away from him being a fantastic manager.

    Won the treble with Barca and done the same with City, also the first in history to win 4 league titles in a row in England. City are obviously cheaters and Pep is having infinite funds to buy who he wants. But it doesn't take anything from what he has achieved as a coach. Other coaches had close to the same fundings in their clubs, but couldn't get anywhere close to him in terms of results and consistency.

    If we talk purely in terms of dominating the national leagues then you won't find anyone better than him. He will go down in history there.

    Since he began his managerial career he has won 12 league titles in the big leagues. Only Fergie has more with 13, but that was over a span of nearly 30 years. Pep will surpass him in a few years.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola#Honours
    It should though.

    What Klopp achieved with Liverpool and even Ranieri with Leicester is more impressive than anything Pep has done in my opinion.

    But just like deciding who the greatest players of all times are I think it's just a matter of personal preference and opinion.
     

    Lion

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    We can't ignore it but no way imo is ancelotti above someone like mourinho or Ferguson just coz he won more CLs
    acnelotti also won league titles with different teams which to me is more impressive than winning multiple league titles with same team.

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    he's wwon at least one league title in 5 of the top 5 big leagues. thats really impressive.
     

    Hist

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    Jan 18, 2009
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    He gets a lot of shit for choosing stacked clubs but by the time he retires, I think Poop will go down as the best coach of all time imo.

    Even if you ignore his insane trophy count, his footballing philosophy will be talked about for generations to come just like Sacchi and Cruyff.

    Meanwhile, Carlo will talked about as the GOAT of CL just like Bob Paisley was for Pool before him. Both these coaches are not exactly revered for their style but for their winning mentality in Europe.
    Both have a special knack of making really smart adjustments to player positions that takes the players to an insane new level that makes you wonder why no one else did it before.

    Pirlo and Bellingham for example with Carlo.
    And for Pep it’s probably what he did with Xavi or moving Messi into the false nine position when he had just bought freaking Zlatan. And moving Henry to the wing too. That takes balls.
    Stones in midfield and what he did with Fernandinho was pretty impressive too.

    A lot of coaches can win with a stacked team, but Carlo and Pep has something extra which is why they can win with such crazy consistency.

    Messi aside, I think Carlo probably coached more talented players than Pep. Close call though.
     

    Stevie

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    The thought that Ancelotti is not one of the all time great coaches is pretty fucking laughable.
    The debate isn't about if he is 'one of the greatest'. He definitely is. Thats not an opinion, it's a fact.

    We are debating whether or not he is the absolute greatest and best manager ever. Number 1.
     

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