Brief

"For me, the most important thing is to have a personal relationship with a player, not just a professional one." During a more than hour-long conversation, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, a five-time Champions League winner, discussed his approach to management and the value he places on personal connections in a podcast hosted by his former player, Nigerian John Obi Mikel. "The most important part of my job is not the strategy, but the relationships… In a personal relationship, you don’t have to talk to a player; you talk to a person. And that makes a big difference."