The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. That also applies to Carlo Ancelotti’s son Davide, who is likewise trying his hand at coaching.
Davide Ancelotti has now revealed in the ‘Tripletta’ podcast by ‘Gazzetta’ that his father passed on his ambition to him and at times encouraged it through curious antics.
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He confirmed a story that has been circulating around the corners of the internet for quite some time. According to it, during Ancelotti junior’s childhood, his father used a stopwatch to time how long Davide took to put on his pajamas.
“That was a trick from a great coach. He gave me a challenge so that I would go to bed. Basically, it works the same way with footballers, who are always very ambitious,” the 36-year-old explained on the podcast.
So ambition and competitiveness are the secret of champions – but it shouldn’t be overdone either: “I remember, for example, that at Real, two players played a badminton match at 4 a.m. after returning from an away game because they had promised each other they would,” Davide Ancelotti said, also recalling that the foot tennis court had to be removed because the contests became too heated.
So ambition must not become too obsessive.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
