After getting off the horse and saying goodbye, I will be at peace in the future

66-year-old Ancelotti turned around again. Even if the lights at the Bernabeu Stadium were bright, they could not illuminate his way forward. Two days ago, he negotiated with Real Madrid to terminate the contract and would leave the Bernabeu, which he had been there for four years this summer. Anshu originally planned to travel across the ocean to coach the Brazilian national team, but his old club went back on his word, which put the plan on the ground.

When Real Madrid lost one after another in the Spanish Super League, Champions League and the King's Cup, and were always one position behind Barcelona in La Liga, An Shuai's fate was already destined. Real Madrid executives refused to examine any flawed works with connoisseurs, even if the creator had brought them three Champions League trophys. Competitive sports are so cruel.

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Beginning and ending well, but finally becoming empty

After the end of the Spanish Cup of Dec last weekend, Ancelotti, who lost the championship, told his disciples in the locker room that he would not coach the team again.

This news is not sudden, and the players can accept it because they were killed by Barcelona this season, and after losing the Champions League, Super Cup and King's Cup, no one believes that the head coach will be left behind.

This is Real Madrid's tradition. Since its establishment, this club with a long history has been determined to stand at the top of the world football world. They are not afraid of failure. After failure, they can quickly turn the bow and drive in another direction. As the "captain" who commands the "Galaxy Battleship", there are almost no precedents for the successive Real Madrid head coaches.

Zidane in 2018 is an exception. In the early summer of that year, he led the team to an unprecedented "three consecutive championships" and drove into a fast lane where no one could catch up and surpass. At this peak moment, Zidane clearly realized that Ronaldo's departure and the slackness after the players reached the top would inevitably make Real Madrid reach the trough. Therefore, he voluntarily resigned at the press conference after the final, with a strong sense of "going away after the matter is done, and he hides his merits and fame." Sure enough, Lopetegui, who took office, was unable to control the "Galaxy Battleship". He announced his class was dismissed after only more than two months of coaching. Zidane, who was willing to retire, had no choice but to come out again, but his record was still not good. The Real Madrid senior executives who did not knead the sand in their eyes did not take into account Zidane's face as a meritorious coach, and let Ancelotti replace him.

If Ancelotti had "get it away" last summer, then he would be a true legend like Zidane in 2018. But he didn't. He had already renewed his contract for three years in 2023 and chose to continue working. Ancelotti, who was 65 years old at the time, was actually much wiser than his disciple Zidane. Whether he was missing this indescribable position or greedy for the annual salary of 11 million euros, no one knew the answer. Ancelotti became another person on the list of coaches dismissed by Real Madrid.

Wave farewell, it has become eternal

This is not the first time Ancelotti has left from Real Madrid in disgrace. He coached Real Madrid twice and brought the team to the top twice, without starting and ending well.

In 2001, Ancelotti became AC Milan head coach. He was the last creator and witness of the "Milan Dynasty". After his success and fame, he moved to Stamford Bridge. But at Chelsea, he suffered the first major setback in his coaching career. The "Blues" were not adapted to his Italian-style tactical system. After losing to Everton 0:1, Ancelotti received a notice of employment on the bus on the return trip.

After that, Ancelotti rose again at Paris Saint-Germain and was spotted by Real Madrid after coaching for a year and a half. In 2012, Ancelotti replaced Mourinho as the new coach of Real Madrid, and this was his first time to control the "Galaxy Battleship".

In 2014, Ancelotti led his disciples to defeat Atletico Madrid in overtime to become the Champions League champion. He laid the foundation for Real Madrid's "Champions League dynasty", but after failing to win in 2015, he was fired early by Real Madrid club chairman Florentino.

Ancelotti fell to the trough of her life. Although he continued to coach Bayern, Naples and Everton, the team was down on a curve. Ancelotti, who was no longer young, seemed to be far from the highest peak in the world football. When everyone praised Zidane, Guardiola, Klopp and even Conte, it seemed that they had forgotten Ancelotti's existence.

But Real Madrid did not forget. After Zidane failed to enter the palace for the second time, Florentino once again threw an olive branch to Ancelotti. This required some pressure at that time, because at Everton, An Shuai's performance was also very average.

Real Madrid gave Ancelotti a chance, and he also gave Real Madrid a miracle. In 2022, Real Madrid defeated Liverpool, winning the Champions League again after four years. In 2024, Ancelotti once again brought the "Galaxy Battleship" to the highest podium in the Champions League. Ancelotti, who was surrendered at Everton, thought that his life would no longer be at its peak, but Real Madrid's resume allowed him to surpass Guardiola and others, and became the well-deserved "world's No. 1 coach" last year.

Fatefulness is a big deal. This season he and Real Madrid have entered a low period again, which is exactly the same as 10 years ago. He just won the Champions League championship the previous season, and then faced no results. Although Real Madrid has not been eliminated in the La Liga championship, being defeated by Barcelona throughout the season is doomed to the team. Florentino was decisive in killing, only looking at the results, the two sides held the final negotiations before the breakup.

Shuai An is old and will become eternal once he parts today.

The last son, where is it?

During the second time Ancelotti held hands with Real Madrid, there was always a "third party" appearing, he was the Brazilian Football Association.

The invitation from the Brazilian Football Association is also the final reason why Ancelotti decided to leave after a poor record this season. He had already decided to go to Brazil to complete the final challenge in his life, but when everything was about to be negotiated, an accident happened.

Ancelotti's contact with the Brazilian Football Association was first in 2022. At that time, he had already verbally promised that he would coach the Brazilian national team after his contract with Real Madrid expired in 2023..

However, the situation changed suddenly. Rodriguez, the chairman of the Brazilian Football Association, who favored Ancelotti, was impeached by his subordinates and dismissed. Although Rodriguez returned to his original position under the negotiations of FIFA, Ancelotti had already smelled the uneasy air. In addition, Real Madrid was smooth sailing at this time, and he finally chose to renew his contract with Real Madrid for three years, and the contract expired in 2026.

In addition to disappointment, the Brazilian Football Association could only hire local coach Dorival, but after losing to Argentina 1:4 in the World Cup qualifiers, the unknown coach was fired, and Ancelotti's name was once again mentioned by Rodriguez.

This time, the Brazilian Football Association learned from the last lesson and did not openly negotiate a contract with Ancelotti with great fanfare, but maintained rationality and respect, and negotiated carefully step by step. According to the agreement, Ancelotti will lead Brazil to the 2026 World Cup. If the results are excellent, he will lead the team to the 2030 World Cup, when he will be 71 years old.

After gathering five major league champions and five Champions League trophys, Ancelotti could have challenged the World Cup champion, but in terms of handover time, the Brazilian Football Association and Real Madrid had a disagreement.

Brazil Football Association hopes that Ancelotti will go to the national team immediately after the season ends, so as to catch up with the pace of the World Cup South American qualifiers. But Real Madrid will participate in the Club World Cup this summer. According to Florentino's idea, Ancelotti should be able to leave Real Madrid after leading the team to play this game. The Brazilian Football Association, which has been in a cautious state, has "exploded". They said they have failed to achieve success and have found a "spare tire", that is Riyadh Crescent head coach Jesus.

Now the Club World Cup has become Ancelotti's last job at Real Madrid. Real Madrid has long found new coach Alonso, and the Brazilian team has also found Jesus. The "good guy" Ancelotti will be unemployed and go home.

Real Madrid and Ancelotti also had differences in economic compensation. Real Madrid originally decided to fire Ancelotti, but according to the contract, they needed to pay a termination fee, which is the annual salary of 11 million euros in the last year. However, after learning that Ancelotti had contacted the Brazilian Football Association in private and negotiated an agreement, Florentino refused to pay the termination fee. But An Shuai has a different view. He believes that he only contacted the Brazilian Football Association after knowing in advance that he would be fired and deserved sufficient compensation.

At this point, the three parties parted unhappily. It is reported that An Shuai is studying the offer from the Saudi league, where he will receive an annual salary of 50 million euros, five times the bid code offered by the Brazilian Football Association. In this way, the World Cup champion and An Shuai will also go further and further. Life is like a chess game, there is no regret to make a move. Where will Ancelotti put his last piece, and who can know the answer?