Carlo Ancelotti: Managerial shape-shifting genius spanning eras from Ariggo Sacchi to Pep Guardiola, who has won everything in club football multiple times
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There is an anecdote that captures the soul of Carlo Ancelotti’s managerial style. His AC Milan squad was so richly gifted with midfielders that he once called Andrea Pirlo, Clarence Seedorf, Kaká and Rui Costa to a corner of the ground, talked personally to each, and told them collectively: “You have to work it out. Or one of you will be on the bench every game.”This was the genesis of the sumptuous midfield quartet that collected two Champions Leagues titles in four years and lost another in the most dramatic of finals. When fit, none sat out and they became a formidably creative group in one of the greatest teams ever.
Some could argue that Ancelotti gave so much autonomy to his players that he almost pampered them. There is another often cited incident wherein, during a Champi...