2019/20 Carlo Ancelotti

[hktoffee]

11 points from five games since the sacking of Silva. Dunc, and now Don Carlo, have got more out of the same squad Silva was failing with.

I've nothing against him and wasn't calling for his removal until the last few weeks of his reign but it's now clear that Marco was certainly the problem.

He was. But to remove him late and thus we got Carlo was a fantastic move.

 

[Seathestars]

I think it’s fantastic that he has acknowledged the passion Big Dunc put back into the team before his arrival.
Would have been easy to take the credit but I suppose he doesn’t seek admiration or glory, he earns it.

 

[hktoffee]

Let's back him and hold onto him.

Of course mate. Fully behind Carlo from day 1. He’s class.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Did he though because all signs pointed to us wanting Zouma back from Chelsea but the transfer ban ruled that out. Zouma was our top priority apparently. We chased that deal until late in the window before realising we hadn't given ourselves enough time to properly identify a target. We then supposedly got a move for Smalling rejected.

Everything we heard over the summer pointed to us wanting to bring in a new CB.

We tried to buy an Italian defender but Silva veto it

 

[Lelouch]

that clown Silva had people believing we had a horrendous squad when it was just that Portuguese fraud being a garbage manager, We was getting slapped about by Norwich and Brighton and now we calmly get wins against Burnley and Newcastle.
Up Carlo's minimal tactical changes and winning blues

 

[MrGrumpy]

In a way feel some sympathy for Silva with VAR and injuries. Moshiri has also stated that he is an exceptional coach and he may be. But therein lies the huge difference and one which will hopefully benefit us going forward:

Silva a good coach (apparently) but Anchelotti a great manager of players and games. The difference between the two styles and what was necessary at EFC is stark.

The difference is he’s a winner, a very experienced one as well. Silva a new coach who is apparently awesome off the pitch just not in game. Silva will learn but Everton was to big for him

 

[MrGrumpy]

if we had him at the beginning of the season, we would have been a contender for top 4 finish...now top 6 is indeed within our reach, provided with good additions in January

Still In the race for top 4

 

[MrGrumpy]

I think it’s fantastic that he has acknowledged the passion Big Dunc put back into the team before his arrival.
Would have been easy to take the credit but I suppose he doesn’t seek admiration or glory, he earns it.

He doesn’t have an Ego, he only cares about his players, he doesn’t really celebrate or take the plaudits

 

[cooperman]

Still In the race for top 4

If we average 2 points per game from the remaining games, we'll match the 61 points we gained in 2005 to come 4th place.

That season was an anomaly though

 

[Khalekan]

I think it’s fantastic that he has acknowledged the passion Big Dunc put back into the team before his arrival.
Would have been easy to take the credit but I suppose he doesn’t seek admiration or glory, he earns it.

Remember the Fat man claimed the credit for beating Hammers before he was even officially appointed...

 

[MrGrumpy]

If we average 2 points per game from the remaining games, we'll match the 61 points we gained in 2005 to come 4th place.

That season was an anomaly though

Will be something like that this year

 

[toffee82]

He's started both games with different formations. Changed when needed for the better both times and the players seemed to know what to do.

Shows he is a shrewd manager who commands respect. We trust him and we still can't believe he is actually our manager.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Great start from Don Carlo and I’m getting a bit carried away however I feel we now have a game changing manager and really think he can push us to 4th. Time will tell but so far he’s been brilliant

 

[toffee-L]

I thought Silva was bad by the time we'd sacked him, but it's only just dawned on me how dreadful he must be since the win today. We wouldn't have won today's match under him having conceded that equaliser in a hundred attempts.

I wonder if Carlo will need 20 odd matches of going behind before he can come back to win one? Somehow, I think that's highly unlikely.

 

[Davidoff]

The blues are on their way to being mighty again

Feels like Moshiri has finally got the foundations in place to get us back up there

coyb