In the following days, the Spanish Super Cup will be played in Qatar. Real Madrid and Valencia will meet on Wednesday in the first semi-final, while Betis and Barcelona will play a day later (the final is on Sunday). On the eve of the first game, in the absence of more interesting topics, the relationship between coaches Carlo Ancelotti and Gennaro Gattuso came to the fore. Carlo Ancelotti’s statement, in which he mentions personal problems with his former student, now Valencia coach Gattuso, made headlines in Spain.🎙| Ancelotti: “Gattuso? We had many beautiful memories together. There have been personal problems between us and I don’t want to talk about that.”— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) January 10, 2023 The pair worked together when Carlo was the coach and Gattuso his ‘general’ in Milan midfield. They won Serie A titles and the Champions League and everything seemed to be perfect.„We had wonderful moments together, winning the Champions League twice, experiences I will remember forever. A rapport doesn’t always continue in the best way. We had some problems that are purely personal and I don’t want to talk about this” said Don Carlo at the press conference.Ancelotti on racism: Spain is a wonderful country, but the society is not educated enoughThe upcoming meeting between the two Italians is the first they will have in Spain, since the younger Gattuso arrived in Valencia this summer, and their first league clash is yet to come on February 2 in Madrid.„When as a player I saw that Carlo gave everything for the team, I was ready to throw myself into the fire for him. And when things weren’t working in the Milan locker room, I spoke up for the good of the team. That was our relationship. Now the rapport is a bit… let’s say it is no longer what it was. We haven’t spoken in over a year. I respect him a great deal and have nothing to say. He’s one of the best coaches in the world and we won a lot together” said Gattuso in his press conference.Fans protest over Gattuso’s appointment as Valencia’s coachThe problem which got between them probably happened at the end of 2019, when Gattuso succeeded Ancelotti on the Napoli bench. The experienced tactician found himself in crossfire when the players refused the request of club president Aurelio De Laurentiis to go into quarantine for a few days in order to isolate themselves from everything and concentrate on getting back in shape. Ancelotti ultimately paid the price and got the sack . The well-informed Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio wrote at the time that the Napoli boss had already reached an agreement with Gattuso to take over the team from his former teacher. Over the next few days, the young coach spoke critically about his former teacher, stressing that Napoli’s team was not sufficiently prepared. Those words hit Ancelotti and their relationship has been strained ever since.##NAJAVA_MECA_6938232##
