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Carlo Ancelotti regrets not having coached Francesco Totti

Andy Mattioli

Former Roma player and current Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti revealed his regret of not having coached club legend Francesco Totti.

The veteran technician listed Totti and Messi as the biggest regrets in his coaching career.

“I never worked with Francesco Totti and I regret it very much,” Ancelotti told DAZN. “Among all the wonderful players I coached I miss the likes of Totti and Messi,” he added.

“But I’ve coached so many of them: this is and continues to be a long journey for me. Also because there isn’t just the footballer, in the end they’re all kids with their own problems. Kids from a different generation than mine, who have different problems than I had. The beauty of the coaching job is also that

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