So, how’s your May been so far? Not great, not terrible?Well, it’s fair to say Carlo Ancelotti has enjoyed quite a decent month – he became the first coach to win domestic titles in all 5 top European leagues (La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Premier League), the first tactician to reach five Champions League finals, and, after last night, the one and only tactician that has won four UCL titles!Carlo Ancelotti pulled out the eyebrow during the game. Liverpool never stood a chance. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/TiqYyHz2TD— Jerry Mancini (@jmancini8) May 28, 2022 The 62-year-old Italian gaffer raised his trademark eyebrow on Saturday night at Stade de France, and his Real Madrid players knew what it meant. That Carletto The Eyebrow is eager to add some more silverware to his already packed collection and distinguish himself from all the others in the world.”I can’t believe it. We had a fantastic season. We did really well. I think with all the games we played, we deserved to win this competition. I am a record man, ” said the exalted Ancelotti right after the victory against Liverpool.Los Blancos can’t lose a Champions League final – Real Madrid are at the top of Europe for the 14th time!His achievement with the Royals – and it’s their 14th UCL title – becomes even more significant if you look back a bit. The path to the trophy was probably the most challenging ever, with PSG, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool standing in the way. And not only the Italian magician has swept off all three top EPL sides, along with the Paris-made dream team, but he did it as the underdog. Every single time. Coming from behind, or at least winning it against the odds. Every single time.”I am the record man.” 🤨Yes, Carlo Ancelotti! 😆🎙 @TheDesKelly | #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/kzyQeLpMmN— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 28, 2022 In the era of mid-age geniuses like Pep, Tuchel and Klopp, in the times of state-of-the-art game analysis and vivisection of football, granpa Carletto has done it its own, old way. Relying more on his God-given charm and mojo rather than diving into the ocean of stats, numbers, xGs and other horsemen of football apocalypse. Ancelotti has once again proved the old saying that you can not teach experienced musicians how to play the instruments, but you ought to be a smooth conductor so they would produce a masterpiece. And that’s exactly what the Italian boss did with the Santiago Bernabeu outfit.In a month, Carlo Ancelotti has……become the first ever manager to win all 5 major European leagues….become the first manager to reach 5 Champions League finals….become the first manager to win 4 Champions League titles.— Colin Millar (@Millar_Colin) May 28, 2022 What he did have was an astonishing keeper, Thibaut Courtois, mesmerizing veteran-playmaker Luka Modric, and out-of-this-world striker Karim Benzema (ten bloody goals in the ties against PSG, Chelsea and City!). That was the spine of this incredible Madrid squad that lacked depth, especially on the flanks, that suffered unusual setbacks with what should have been their top stars (Hazard, Bale, Jovic), and still managed to win it all. Miraculous? No, just Ancelotti-esque.Carlo Ancelotti is the first manager to win FOUR Champions League titles 🏆 pic.twitter.com/bHzS7EUvtr— GOAL (@goal) May 28, 2022 Finally, it’s hilarious to look just a little more back to the past, to this day, last year. Carlo Ancelotti was the Everton manager, underachieving with quite a solid team with the 10th place in the Premier League. Two days later, Zinedine Zidane departed from the Santiago Bernabeu, and the new chapter was about to kick off.”This time next year, we’re gonna be millionaires”, good old Del Boy would say.And win it all, Carletto The Eyebrow would add. The best football coach in the world.
