Best Quotes from Carlo Ancelotti's autobiography 'The Beautiful Games of an Ordinary Genius'

Although I spend a lot of sleepless nights watching football games, I happen to spend my time reading books in my spare time. Quite recently, in a lazy afternoon when there was no other football related activity to keep me busy, I stumbled upon Carlo Ancelottis autobiography,The Beautiful Games of an Ordinary Genius.Being a Chelsea supporter, I followed Ancelotti, or Carletto as he is fondly known as, quite closely. He eventually etched his name in the clubs history by winning their first Premier League and FA Cup double in the 2009/10 season. In the Russian era where being a Chelsea manager was very risky, Ancelotti survived two long years. He published his autobiography just after the double winning season with Chelsea.Although Ancelotti is one of the well behaved managers in front of the media and acts like a gentleman on and off the pitch, reading his autobiography makes you feel like hes a different person altogether a quite jolly one at that.I really enjoyed the book and I believe its a masterpiece in football. Its so hilarious that you may have tears running down your eyes, just because Carletto made you laugh so much.Here are the best quotes from the book.

#1 Carlo the Teddy

(After losing a game to a Serie B side) “He turned beet red, and sitting next to him was Adriano Galliani, wearing a bright yellow tie. Together they looked like a rainbow. Two days later, he came and asked us to forgive him, because he could never be mean through and through. He’s a teddy bear, deep down. The secret of our track record is the fact that he’s a regular guy.”

This is a quote by Paolo Maldini, who wrote the foreword. He talks about how Ancelotti was a dear friend, in addition to being a coach. He says that Carletto was the wind that made him flutter! This quote just proves what we already know about Ancelotti – he is a wonderful guy.