Ancelotti reveals the truth about PSG and his exit!

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·14 de septiembre de 2025

Ancelotti reveals the truth about PSG and his exit!

Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Brazil, gave an interview to L’Équipe where he reflects on his time at Paris Saint-Germain (2011-2013). The Italian highlights the quality of football played by Paris during their Champions League triumph and shares that he has maintained a strong connection with Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, offering his perspective on the current state of Ligue 1. He also discusses patience in football and his abrupt departure in 2013.

Ancelotti "I have very fond memories of my year and a half in Paris"

"You can encounter problems at the moment, but I have maintained a very good relationship with Nasser (Al-Khelaïfi). I was very happy that PSG finally won the Champions League. They deserved it, playing very high-level football: technically, physically, in organization. But you know, I have very fond memories of my year and a half in Paris. I recently talked about it with Marquinhos. I was at the beginning of a new adventure.

Ancelotti "It's important to give the coach time"

It's important to give the coach time. When you believe you have found the right person, you must let them work. It's rare in football. But in the end, I wanted to leave. PSG did not want to let me go. Nasser even wanted to extend my contract. Okay, the club's attitude after a defeat in Nice, in December, was not good. But if I had wanted to stay, I could have. Ligue 1? It's a Championship that needs more competition. It needs teams like Marseille, Lyon, or Nice to grow to offer more competitiveness."

Carlo Ancelotti, who experienced PSG, did not fail to acknowledge the club's transformation more than a decade later. His praise is primarily for the year 2024/2025, the year of European crowning and total football. For the Italian, Paris Saint-Germain reached a level rarely seen: a team both disciplined in organization, aggressive in recovery, and technically superior in most Champions League matches. This success is not just due to individual talent but also to a collective framework that protected its players and maximized their strengths.

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Ancelotti implicitly highlights a strategic shift by QSI. In his time, a single defeat at Nice was enough to ignite internal debates and weaken his position. The constant pressure led him to leave Paris despite the club's desire to extend his contract.

In contrast, Luis Enrique has benefited from a radically different treatment: established for the long term, free in his tactical choices, and even allowed to go through some turbulence without immediate threats, the Spaniard was able to build a clear and conquering identity. This change in mentality in project management was decisive: it transformed a club often accused of impatience into a patient, structured European machine that was finally rewarded.

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