Ancelotti: I dont compare myself to Mourinho Thu 16 Oct 2014 The Italian insists that he only ever measures his performance against his own previous accomplishments, while again backing Iker Casillas despite another tough week for the keeper Carlo Ancelotti says that he has never once compared his achievements at Real Madrid to those of his predecessor Jose Mourinho. The former Paris Saint-Germain boss replaced Mourinho in the summer of 2013, with the Portuguese departing for Chelsea after lifting La Liga, the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espana in his three years at the Santiago Bernabeu. However, Mourinho left the club amidst great controversy, following reported disputes with several first-team players and ultimately paid the price for failing to win a 10th Champions League title. Ancelotti fulfilled that brief in his first campaign in charge last season as Los Blancos beat rivals Atletico Madrid in the final, as well as lifting the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espana. As a result, the pair have often been compared for their respective accomplishments in the Spanish capital but the Italian has distanced himself from any comparison. Ive never felt like doing better than he did at the club, I’ve other things to think about. I’ve always just tried to do my best every day, he told Marca. The future of Iker Casillas has again been the subject of great debate following another disastrous week for the goalkeeper, in which he lost his spot in Spain’s starting XI to David de Gea after making a crucial mistake in the shock defeat to Slovakia. He has also faces a fight to retain his starting berth at the Santiago Bernabeu as a result of the summer signing of Keylor Navas from Levante but Ancelotti would not be drawn into a discussion over the 33-year-old’s current predicament. Discussion over my goalkeeper is closed, he declared. I believe that the future of Casillas will continue to be linked to Real Madrid. He is part of the history of this club and, when he retires, he will come to this forum and accompany [Manuel] Sanchis and [Fernando] Hierro to discuss the European Cups he has won. Casillas will hope to add to his six appearances this season when Madrid travel to Levante in La Liga on Saturday.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:34:28 +0000
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