Current Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has blamed predecessor Jose Mourinho for the initial challenges he was faced with when he succeeded the Portuguese coach in 2013.
Recall, Club controversies flared during Mourinho’s regime with the Los Blancos;
Iker Casillas was accused of being a dressing room mole and dropped as No. 1.
Mourinho publicly criticized Sergio Ramos and fell out with Christiano Ronaldo and Pepe.
Admittedly to So Foot, Ancelotti said:
“Before I arrived I was aware that there were lots of problems in the
dressing room – problems between some players and Mourinho.
“Everything that happened in private would end up in the papers the next day. But when I took charge, everything had returned to calm. I didn’t inherit any tensions.
“Was I responsible for returning peace to the dressing room? No, no.
When I arrived there was already a lot of serenity.
“Ever since I arrived, there hasn’t been one fight in the dressing room.
I have never had an unmotivated player or any confrontations with
players who haven’t played as much as they’d want to.”