Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has described
former coach Carlo Ancelotti as “a big bear”, and hopes to work under
the decorated Italian in future.
The experienced tactician lead Los Blancos to their coveted Decima in the 2013/14 Uefa Champions League season, before being shown the door after a trophyless season last time out.
Yet Ronaldo, who scored 48 goals in 35 matches under the Italian’s guidance two seasons ago, has nothing but praise for the former AC Milan and Chelsea coach, and hope to be re-united with him again soon.
“Mr. Ancelotti was an unbelievable surprise,” Ronaldo told ESPN. “In the beginning I thought he was more a tough person, more... kind of arrogant , and it was the opposite.
"He's like a big bear, I can say. He's a cute guy, such a sensitive person. He spoke with us every day. Not just with me but with all the players. He had fun with us.
"He's an unbelievable person. I just wish every player could have an opportunity to work with him because he's a fantastic guy, a fantastic coach and I miss him a lot because we won many trophies together. And I wish to work with him one day again. But now I'm good. I have a new coach and I'm happy too, but it's great I have good memories."
Ancelotti, who has taken a one-year break from football, was CR7’s fifth coach at the Spanish side, yet the Portuguese star says despite not agreeing with all the changes, he understands the demands and pressures at such a prestigious club.
"Sometimes it is not easy. If you keep changing all the time it's hard," he said. "I don't like when they change, or they sell or buy players every year, or they change coach every year. Because I think sometimes you need time to know each other, to know the coaches.
"It's only the way that you can improve yourself in terms of individual or collective too. For the team to be consistent. To change all the time is difficult because you have to adapt to other players have to adapt to you. So it's hard.
"I'm not a huge fan of when they change all the time but it's part of the business. The market is like that. They sell, they buy players. So you have to adapt to that. And Real Madrid is a club that buys a player every year, so we have to adapt to that."
Madrid, who lie third in the Spanish standings, four points adrift of Barcelona, take on Villarreal on Sunday night.
The experienced tactician lead Los Blancos to their coveted Decima in the 2013/14 Uefa Champions League season, before being shown the door after a trophyless season last time out.
Yet Ronaldo, who scored 48 goals in 35 matches under the Italian’s guidance two seasons ago, has nothing but praise for the former AC Milan and Chelsea coach, and hope to be re-united with him again soon.
“Mr. Ancelotti was an unbelievable surprise,” Ronaldo told ESPN. “In the beginning I thought he was more a tough person, more... kind of arrogant , and it was the opposite.
"He's like a big bear, I can say. He's a cute guy, such a sensitive person. He spoke with us every day. Not just with me but with all the players. He had fun with us.
"He's an unbelievable person. I just wish every player could have an opportunity to work with him because he's a fantastic guy, a fantastic coach and I miss him a lot because we won many trophies together. And I wish to work with him one day again. But now I'm good. I have a new coach and I'm happy too, but it's great I have good memories."
Ancelotti, who has taken a one-year break from football, was CR7’s fifth coach at the Spanish side, yet the Portuguese star says despite not agreeing with all the changes, he understands the demands and pressures at such a prestigious club.
"Sometimes it is not easy. If you keep changing all the time it's hard," he said. "I don't like when they change, or they sell or buy players every year, or they change coach every year. Because I think sometimes you need time to know each other, to know the coaches.
"It's only the way that you can improve yourself in terms of individual or collective too. For the team to be consistent. To change all the time is difficult because you have to adapt to other players have to adapt to you. So it's hard.
"I'm not a huge fan of when they change all the time but it's part of the business. The market is like that. They sell, they buy players. So you have to adapt to that. And Real Madrid is a club that buys a player every year, so we have to adapt to that."
Madrid, who lie third in the Spanish standings, four points adrift of Barcelona, take on Villarreal on Sunday night.
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