Carlo Ancelotti has revealed his unhappiness at the way his Real Madrid tenure ended and describes Cristiano Ronaldo as the most ‘professional’ player.
Ancelotti has been interviewed by the Daily Mail and told the British publication that his Santiago Bernabeu sacking, at the end of last season, left a bad taste in his mouth.
“To be sacked is part of your job, but if you ask me about being sacked by Real Madrid I tell you that it was not right,” the Italian complained.
“I was really, really unhappy because I had a fantastic relationship with the players. I really enjoyed training this team. They were really serious, really professional. More than [his sacking by] Chelsea I was disappointed.”
Ancelotti went on to discuss Ronaldo and the Madrid squad, hailing the Portuguese’s professionalism in a group full of dedicated worked.
“Truly, [Ronaldo is] the most [professional]. I watched [Ronaldo’s] film and it was good but it did not show how professional he is,” Ancelotti continued.
“We would sometimes return from a European game. It could be three in the morning but Ronaldo would be the player who did not go straight home.
“Instead he would go to the training ground for the ice bath, to help with his recovery from the game.
“As a group they were very professional, though. [Iker] Casillas, [Luka] Modric, [Gareth] Bale also. It was a little more difficult with Bale because I was used to speaking to the players in Spanish, but he is a nice guy.”
