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Davide Ancelotti Praises Pellegrini and Warns of Betis’ Experience

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Lille coach Davide Ancelotti praised Manuel Pellegrini’s career and said younger coaches admire his success.
  • Ancelotti described Betis as organized and difficult to beat before Lille hosts the Spanish club in the Champions League league phase.
  • The 37-year-old coach said the tournament offers him a chance to build his own career beyond his father Carlo Ancelotti’s shadow.

Davide Ancelotti says Manuel Pellegrini deserves more recognition. The 37-year-old Lille coach praised the Chilean manager’s long career and success before Lille hosts Betis in the Champions League league phase on Tuesday.

“Regarding Manuel Pellegrini, he does not always receive the recognition he deserves because he has an incredible career and has enjoyed great success,” Ancelotti said. “Those of us who are just starting out, like me, admire him greatly.”

Ancelotti joked that he did not know whether he would still be coaching at Pellegrini’s age, 72. But he said watching his father, Carlo Ancelotti, continue working at 67 had made him reconsider. Carlo Ancelotti is Brazil’s coach, according to the report.

Regarding Manuel Pellegrini, he does not always receive the recognition he deserves because he has an incredible career and has enjoyed great success. Those of us who are just starting out, like me, admire him greatly. I do not know whether I will reach his age. I tell myself it is impossible. But when I see my father, Carlo, who is 67 and does not stop either, perhaps I will change my mind.

· Davide AncelottiThe Lille coach praised Pellegrini’s career and reflected on longevity in coaching.

The Lille manager called Betis a well-organized and difficult opponent. He noted that, apart from a 5-2 match at Levante on Aug. 29, Betis had conceded few goals and had kept clean sheets in its other three league matches. Betis had not played in the Champions League for 21 years, but Ancelotti still emphasized the team’s experience.

For Ancelotti, the match also marks an important step in his solo career. “The Champions League is a beginning for me in this role, with a different responsibility, but not a discovery,” he said. “I hope now to write my story in this competition, with my first name.”

The Champions League is a beginning for me in this role, with a different responsibility, but not a discovery. I try to pass on the experience I gained as an assistant coach to the club and the players. I hope now to write my story in this competition, with my first name.

· Davide AncelottiAncelotti described the tournament as an opportunity to establish his own identity as a head coach.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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