AP PhotoCarlo Ancelotti and Leonardo at his presentation in Paris.
Carlo Ancelotti was formally presented on Friday in Paris as the new manager of PSG. He has been a SKY Italia pundit since his sacking at Chelsea last year.
Leonardo on his New Manager:
"Ancelotti non ha bisogno di presentazioni; la sua storia fantastica basta".
"Ancelotti doesn't need any introduction. His fantastic history speaks for itself."
Carlo Ancelotti:
"Spero di fare un grande lavoro; farò il massimo per imparare il francese nel miglior modo possibile, anche se preferirei continuare la conferenza in italiano". "Il mio ruolo? Stare sul campo con i giocatori. Con la società c'è unità d'intenti".
"I hope to do a great job. I'll do everything to learn French in the best way possible even if I prefer to continue the press conference in Italian. My role? To be on the pitch with the players. With the club, there is a unity of intentions."
On David Beckham and the Transfer Market:
"Sul mercato ci penserà la società... Non so cosa vuole fare David; deve riflettere perché ci sono questioni personali che riguardano la sua famiglia... Parlare oggi di nomi non penso sia buono, perché si tratta di giocatori che sono stabili in altre squadre, e inoltre parlarne fa aumentare i prezzi richiesti dai loro club".
"The club management will handle the transfer market. I don't know what David (Beckham) wants to do. He'll need to think over things because there are personal questions that concern his family. I don't believe it's good to speak today of names because you find players who are established in other clubs. Besides, speaking about them will only drive up their prices from their clubs."
On His Backroom Staff:
Ci sarà Ray Wilkins, suo secondo al Chelsea, e ci saranno il preparatore atletico Giovanni Mauri, "che ha lavorato con me al Milano per 8 anni e poi al Chelsea, e Claude Makelele come assistente. Sarà inoltre confermato l'allenatore dei portieri, Gilles Bourges, insieme ai preparatori atletici che hanno lavorato con Antione Kombouarè. Abbiamo ancora da definire alcune posizioni - ha poi precisato - lo faremo nei prossimi giorni, e vi saranno comunicate".
There will be Ray Wilkins, his assistant at Chelsea and also the athletic trainer, Giovanni Mauri, "who worked with me in Milan for eight years and then at Chelsea, and Claude Makelele, as an assistant coach.
Moreover, the goalkeeper's coach, Gilles Bourges, will stay on, together with the athletic trainers who worked with Antione Kombouare. We still need to define a few positions. We'll do that in the coming days and they will be communicated to you."
Italian source of text: Psg, Ancelotti ha firmato. "Voglio fare un grande lavoro". Gazzetta dello Sport, 30 December 2011.
Steve Amoia is a freelance writer, book reviewer and translator from Washington, D.C. He is the publisher of World Football Commentaries and The Soccer Translator. He has written and translated for AC Cugini Scuola Calcio (Italian soccer school), Beyond the Pitch, Football Media, Italian Soccer Serie A, Keeper Skool, Serie A Weekly and Soccerlens.
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