Magic or luck... How was Real Madrid's world formed?

"I will tell you about what was transferred to me by some close people who worked directly with Carlo Ancelotti, the current coach of Everton, and the former coach of Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, as the coach uses an African magician who is always with him in training and matches, in all the clubs he worked in. He believes in the role of the magician in helping him To win some matches."

Well, where do we start?

Let us first tell you that these words came out on the lips of the former Egyptian international player “Ahmed Hossam Mido” in a television interview, in which the talk was about the role of magic in football, and one of the Sheikhs of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif was used to give his opinion, so that the former Tottenham star decided to surprise us with this information. Which we have not heard from anyone before or after him, as if he is trying to convince us that despite the distance between us and Europe, strange beliefs remain a common factor.

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This clip was republished and spread like wildfire after what Real Madrid did in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals for the 2021-2022 season.

Although the purpose of the re-publishing was only joking, it was perfectly suited to the context that Real Madrid forced us into, a context for which the devotees did not find an explanation other than the repetition of intangible words such as: spirit, determination, and the character of the hero.

On the other hand, the competitors were clinging to the ratio of everything that happens to luck, and between this and that, there is certainly room to try to explain what is happening, at least in part.

REAL MADRID vs.

LIVERPOOL

The 2021-22 Champions League final will be a rematch of 2018 💪 pic.twitter.com/42IvgAu75H

— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 4, 2022

What is more like today to yesterday

Trying to explain Real Madrid’s victory in these circumstances is like trying to investigate an incident whose events are ambiguous and whose perpetrator is unknown, and you have to listen to the statements of witnesses - even if they are unhelpful testimonies - to try to understand some of the circumstances.

As we agreed in advance, the witnesses affiliated with the public have decided their issue between the hero's personality and luck, so what about the writers of international sports platforms and websites?

Do they have an explanation according to their tactical knowledge?

“Football is not played on paper and the most important thing is that this team (Real Madrid) does not play according to any logic. They just do things and whatever they try it works. They can perform in the worst form you can imagine but they will run away with the result. Over the course of two half games. The final gave Bayern an infinite number of chances and they were clearly the weakest side, but they are the ones who will go to Kyiv, not Bayern."

“You can imagine what will happen in the final from now on, either Liverpool or Roma will dominate the game and they will play their attacking ball and maybe even lead, but Real Madrid will win against the tide of play. Los Blancos will find a way to win, they will put that ball into the net. More times than their opponents, they will win the Champions League for the third in a row."

Muhammed Butt Senior Editor of Skaoka – “Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich Winners and Losers” – May 2, 2018. (2)

This is why Real Madrid is a different vibe.

They were laughing and chilling while losing to City in a Champions League semifinal.

THEY KNEW!

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— FootballFunnys (@FootballFunnnys) May 10, 2022

Most likely, those words reminded you of that strange scenario of the match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and despite the passage of years, and Real Madrid itself going through bad defeats in the same tournament, the witnesses still retain the same memories to jump into their minds after each unexpected victory, so that all conclusions become circle around it, and they are adding more and more expressions to it that may confirm the saying "Ahmed Hossam Mido".

"Real Madrid have 13 European Cups. Their identity is history, an identity based on the implausible as if it were part of the self. There is something like magic, described by their coach Carlo Ancelotti: "History is important, history plays", said the player Former Real Madrid Mitchell: "No one knows why, but when you wear this Real Madrid shirt, you become a little mortal."

Mr Low - British Guardian Editor - 10 March 2022 (3)(4)

"Here, though, is something else, something akin to the Big Bang. Real Madrid didn't like the role the universe was taking. He didn't have any great desire to be in the dimension in which Manchester City were in the Champions League final. So simply, in In the blink of an eye, I created a new dimension that satisfies him. The second goal, which sent the match into extra time, represented the moment when a fact ended and another appeared. Manchester City is now living in the world of Real Madrid, and the end in the world of Real Madrid is always the same. " .

Rory Smith - New York Times editor - May 4, 2022 (5)

How did the entitlement start?

Now, the testimonies lead us to settle - compelled - between luck and the character of the hero, because apparently the writer and cheerleader agreed that it was out of control.

But before we go ahead, let us assure you that trying to explain or look at Real Madrid's victories from another angle has not and will not affect your joy as a fan of the Royal Club.

By trying to trace the threads, you will find that Real Madrid's real ingenuity lies in manipulating how the victory is described and not the victory itself, as most - if not all - team fans feel entitled to always and forever without the need to provide any explanations, and regardless of the course of the match, especially in the league heroes.

Here, Rory Smith's talk may seem true about the existence of the so-called Real Madrid world, not that world in which the result ends in favor of the royal club, but a similar world.

It is a world in which fans believe that the Champions League anthem brings a different spirit to the players, despite the dry period between the sixth title in 1966 and the seventh title in 1998, or the catastrophes of Lyon at the beginning of the new millennium or others.

In the same regard, Dermot Corrigan, editor of The Athletic Network, says that Real Madrid and its fans have a feeling of ownership of the Champions League, unlike the rest of the other clubs that have many titles in the same tournament.

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Magic Johnson and the Lakers made the Western Conference Finals 10 out of 12 times between 1980 and 1991 – imagine someone saying it was just 𝗽𝘂 𝗲 up𝘂𝗰𝗸.

Love 'em or hate 'em, this Real Madrid Champions League run will go down as one of the greatest of all time 💯 pic.twitter.com/DwlVzU9flY

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 5, 2022

The president of the legendary club "Santiago Bernabeu" was one of the main drivers, along with the editor-in-chief of the French sports newspaper "L'Equipe" at the time, Gabriel Hanot, in establishing the tournament, as the Royal Club won its first five titles during the reign of the first Galacticos led by Alfredo Di Stefano, Puskas and Paco Gento, fueling a feeling that the Cup was "their own".

From Ownership to Excellence

Ownership was the first step to creating Real Madrid's own world. To know the second step, we'll look at the book "The Real Madrid Way" by Stephen Mandis, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University's School of Entrepreneurship.

"Stephen" explained the existence of the so-called Real Madrid community, and he means the members of the club's general assembly, whose number is close to 92,000, and these are the ones who endorse the philosophy of the club that represents them.

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No, not as I thought, these people are not looking for a philosophy of play, but another, simpler philosophy, where they want heroes on the field, and noble men outside.

They seek to win, but with an offensive philosophy, accompanied by elegance and quality (class, style, elegance).

When Florentino Pérez took over the club for the first time, he decided to vote the members on the principles of that philosophy and decided to write it in a statement, in order to transform it into a culture that makes the fans feel part of something greater, and with each victory increases their belief in it, increasing their sense of distinction.

Find it hilarious that if some teams win games like that the manager is hailed as a genius and lauded for elite coaching.

But when an Ancelotti team does it it's all “luck” & down to individuals.

I know he's not in the Pep/Klopp/Nagelsmann mold but his success is no fluke.

— John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) May 5, 2022

At that moment, it will seem to you that the features of the Real Madrid world have become clear in front of you, only to discover in the next moment that clarity has added more mystery, as all the major teams are looking for victory, elegance and quality, what is new in Madrid?

What is new is that it is nothing new, and as we told you earlier, Real Madrid's ingenuity lies in manipulating the description of victory.

The club, which did not add anything new to the tactics and development of football (inside the field) throughout its history, contented itself with engraving its name in the record of champions, and somehow managed to transform the slogans into something tangible, which he called “Adam Baty”, the Sky Sports Network analyst, with the philosophy of winning, and even described it as one One of football's most underrated philosophies.

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“You can analyze the matches, but there are other things that cannot be analyzed, such as that energy, this symbiosis between the players and the fans. In 10 minutes, they will be able to completely turn things around on the pitch. It is difficult to explain in words how everything changes, the whole club. The fans, the players themselves.

Former Real Madrid striker Predrag Mijatovic (9)

Ancelotti's testimonial

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti (Reuters)

And in order to make sure that it is about the philosophy of winning and nothing else, you can refer to a previous statement by “Ramon Calderon”, president of the Royal Club between 2006-2009, where he admitted that Real Madrid does not have ideas and plans like his rival Barcelona, ​​and he said a text: Here, there is no plan. We pass from one coach to another without any standards, without planning anything."

From this special nature of the Royal Club, the last element complementing this image remained, which is the coach.

In 2021-2022, the veteran Italian "Carlo Ancelotti" presented an exceptional season in his career. The royal club.

"Some coaches such as Mourinho and Benitez want to be the protagonists of the novel thanks to their tactics. As for Zidane and Del Bosque, they were the exact opposite, leaving the facade to the players, content with managing them, and controlling their arrogance and mind behind the scenes. Del Bosque and Zidane were the best on the psychological level."

Ramon Calderon, former president of Real Madrid

What Ramon Calderon said about Zidane and Del Bosque perfectly applies to "Ancelotti", but the Italian coach is one of the most prominent people management (Man Management) in football.

Management is the complement to tactics, and the balance between them will enhance the chances of your team winning, and in Real Madrid, where the quality of players is high, the importance of management increases more and more.

"From the first time I met him, he made me feel very comfortable," said Cristiano Ronaldo, who previously worked with Ancelotti in Madrid. "And then you see the way he works, the way he treats him as a person, and you start to understand why everyone likes him."

In comments reported by Everton's website, Ancelotti detailed how establishing strong relationships with his players and staff is central to his philosophy, saying: "It's funny, if you ask a player 'Who are you?', he will answer that he is a footballer. No, You are a man who plays football. If they ask me, I am a person but I am a person who performs the job of a manager."

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Why did John Terry love Carlo Ancelotti's man-management style when the Italian was at Chelsea?

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— The Coaches' Voice (@CoachesVoice) May 8, 2020

Ancelotti is a calm person, sober, hates clashes, and is good at bringing the team to the stage of balance, so Real Madrid needed him after Mourinho, and Bayern Munich after Guardiola, even if the balance turned into lethargy, but at least it did not turn into a struggle that brings headaches.

Because of this character, fans thought that the sight of "Ancelotti" and "Kroos" on the bench during the Manchester City match was a technical advice requested by the coach from his player, but in fact he was making sure of the number of changes made by the team.

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By the way, according to Ancelotti's former assistant, Paul Clement, the former Milan coach did it before during his tenure at Chelsea, when she surprised the players with a question about the tactic they wanted to play in the FA Cup final against Portsmouth.

The players were shocked, but they overcame the shock, Peter Cech, John Terry and Lampard started, then the rest joined, while Paul was taking notes on ideas, then the tactic was chosen and the team won the match, achieving the domestic double.

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From these scenes, we can say that the merger between Ancelotti and Real Madrid was perfect enough to create so many crazy moments in the 2021-2022 Champions League.

But if you are still trying to choose between luck and the character of the hero, Ancelotti, in his statement after the second leg of Manchester City, mentioned luck twice, and even when he won the tenth title of Meringue, he did not hesitate to mention the need for luck in order to win.

We might explain it with the humility of the veteran coach, or we might interpret it with a high degree of self-conciliation, but whether this or that, you have to stick to what you think, unless you are one of those looking for logical tactical explanations for this random game.

Then, you will have to say your opinion and then close the comments and wait for a new crazy victory for Real Madrid.

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