I'm here for the long haul, says Ancelotti ahead of 300th game
Real Madrid chief Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday that he has no designs to resign as he plans for his 300th match in control in a LaLiga conflict against Alaves. Unbeaten in the association for a year and after a striking 2023-24 season in which he directed Real to a Bosses Association and LaLiga twofold, the 65-year-old Italian said that he couldn't want anything more than to remain in the Spanish capital for a long time to come. "I'm not pondering my future at all, I love this work," Ancelotti, who is in his second spell as Real director, told a question and answer session in front of Tuesday's down. "I have been sufficiently fortunate to mentor extraordinary clubs, tomorrow it will be my 300th game at the best club on the planet, it is something uniquely great to be in this hole, to do it multiple times isn't exactly a supernatural occurrence, yet it is very nearly a wonder. "Indeed, you can't contrast my sleepiness and that of the players. There is pressure, obligation, however I love it. Right now I don't see me having an expiry date, I'd very much want to remain here for a long time to come." Real's just two misfortunes last season were both to neighborhood rivals Atletico Madrid, a 3-1 loss in LaLiga on Sept. 24 2023 and a 4-2 extra-time misfortune in the Copa del Rey last 16 in January. The mentor lauded the versatility of his players who have over and over tracked down ways of rescuing an outcome in spite of in some cases having key individuals from the crew harmed. "A few records are tied in with winning and others are about not losing. We are coming from an extremely lengthy run and that implies a ton of progress, since draws frequently help you a great deal," Ancelotti said. "I feel that in football, in the event that you can't win, basically don't lose. In some cases a draw gives a preferable inclination over a loss. Rout gives choices to improve, that is valid. Be that as it may, the progress of the Bosses Association in the past lies in our strength, in the manner in which we contend.