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Original Title: Historically, Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most interesting people in his profession; not on the basis of what he is, but what he isn’t. Unlike several of his peers, he didn’t create a movement. There is no School of Ancelotti and no wave of disciples behind him.
Historically, Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most interesting people in his profession; not on the basis of what he is, but 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵.
Unlike several of his peers, he didn’t create a movement. There is no School of Ancelotti and no wave of disciples behind him. He wasn’t the founding father of tiki-taka, or the architect of Total Football.
He wasn’t defined by gegenpressing, and he didn’t perfect the parking of the bus like Jose Mourinho did.
You could make a case for Ancelotti being the greatest club-football manager of all time, yet nobody really does.