With Pep Guardiola set to leave FC Bayern Munchen at the end of the 2015-2016 season, 3-time Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti has been picked to replace the Catalan man at Saebener Strasse next summer.
We know Ancelotti is a brilliant man manager with the savvy to integrate seamlessly into Bayern’s efficient corporate culture, but how about his tactics? How will he replace Guardiola’s hybrid, shape-shifting tiki-taka style in Bavaria?
Wherever he has gone, Ancelotti has tried to incorporate his predecessor’s squad into a style that is both pragmatic and free-flowing. While he won’t maintain Guardiola’s possession-obsessed style, he will certainly use the current philosophy to shape his transformation of the team.