Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick has labelled Actual Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti as “top-of-the-line coaches on this planet” amid hypothesis over the Italian’s future on the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Rumours relating to the more and more imminent dismissal of Ancelotti intensified after Madrid’s Champions League quarter-final exit by the hands of Arsenal, with reviews suggesting that the 65-year-old might be sacked after the Copa del Rey remaining towards Barcelona on Saturday evening.
Madrid‘s underperformance in La Liga, the place they path Barcelona by seven factors earlier than a conflict with Getafe on Wednesday, has been one other supply of frustration among the many membership’s fanbase and hierarchy, though Ancelotti has dismissed talks of a fallout between himself and the higher-ups.
That is anticipated to be Ancelotti’s remaining season with Los Blancos – a transfer to handle the Brazil nationwide workforce appears possible – however his reverse quantity at Barcelona has come to his defence.
“Actual Madrid have top-of-the-line coaches on this planet. It is not good to see what occurred to Ancelotti,” Flick stated.
“He gained every thing at each membership, he is a gentleman, I’ve the best respect for him. It is nice [to] see him once more this weekend, he is [an] unbelievable coach.”
Barcelona are near reclaiming La Liga from Madrid’s grasp after their slim 1-0 win over Mallorca on Tuesday evening and are able to piling extra distress on Ancelotti and his gamers this weekend within the Copa del Rey.
Ought to Madrid lose the weekend’s showpiece occasion and end behind Barcelona within the league, they’ll conclude the season with out main home or European silverware – though they did win the UEFA Tremendous Cup and FIFA Intercontinental Cup, with the 2025 FIFA Membership World Cup nonetheless to come back.
Unsurprisingly, the stress has risen on Ancelotti consequently and former Madrid midfielder turned Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso is the main candidate to exchange the veteran within the Bernabeu dugout subsequent time period.
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