2019/20 Carlo Ancelotti

[Hickson9]

You guys actually looked at the league table at all?
5 points behind 6th
6 points behind 5th
7 points behind 4th

if Chelsea lose tomorrow we would of made 8 points on them in 5 games

That is still a big gap. We have to sustain this form through to the end of the season to overcome that, as other teams will have purple patches.

To finish 6th will probably take about 63-65 points.

We would need to win say 12/13 of 18 matches and draw a couple. It is possible but unlikely.

 

[MrGrumpy]

4 points behind and they have a game in hand.

To finish 8th is going to take us averaging 2 points per match and even then it'd be close.

Sheff Utd are playing City away today. Don’t think 8th will get 61 points

 

[yakublue]

Find it quite interesting how much he rotated the squad, haven't seen an everton manager do that for a while.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Find it quite interesting how much he rotated the squad, haven't seen an everton manager do that for a while.

And it worked.

 

[mill]

Sky ffs.
Coming up after the break, Everton and Ancelotti.

<cue 20 mins on Liverpool>

 

[Hickson9]

Sheff Utd are playing City away today. Don’t think 8th will get 61 points

We would have to overtake one of Wolves/Spurs/United mate.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Sky ffs.
Coming up after the break, Everton and Ancelotti.

<cue 20 mins on Liverpool>

Yeah annoying wasn’t it.. can’t wait till there deal with the devil ends and they get multiple relegations

 

[MrGrumpy]

We would have to overtake one of Wolves/Spurs/United mate.

An we will..18 games to go
Why don’t you think we can make 6 points up?

 

[maccavennie]

Had a dream last night that Carlo Ancelotti came to manage us.

Deluded mate, ain't happening

 

[mill]

‘This Liverpool team is the best t

Yeah annoying wasn’t it.. can’t wait till there deal with the devil ends and they get multiple relegations

We got 5 mins.
3 of which were ‘why wouldn’t you go for him if you were Everton, even if he is past it’.

 

[PDAWG]

We would have to overtake one of Wolves/Spurs/United mate.

Wolves and Spurs are easily caught if we can keep our heads and add a couple in Jan

 

[MrGrumpy]

‘This Liverpool team is the best t

We got 5 mins.
3 of which were ‘why wouldn’t you go for him if you were Everton, even if he is past it’.

Been that way all season

 

[aglee]

We've got the best points total after Liverpool over the last 5 league games (3 wins, 2 draws - the only team other than the RS to be unbeaten in those 5). I'm not joining those who say below 6th would be a disappointment - it's just refreshing to be looking up the table instead of down, but there's a lot of teams around similar points or just below us. I think a realistic assessment would be 6th - fantastic achievement, top 8 very good, top half satisfactory (in terms of where we were a month ago). Let's be real, the talk was more on avoiding relegation not so very long ago. Looks like we're playing without the fear that was apparent before, without heads dropping at missed chances or a goal conceded. We look to have a stronger mentality and drive to make chances and keep going when previous attempts haven't paid off. That's surely great management from both DF boosting the players' spirit and from Carlo. Are his recent comments about DCL having potential to become a top European striker a genuine assessment or a clever way of instilling a greater level of desire and personal belief from him in order to squeeze a higher level of performance out of him? I don't know but either way it's great management.

 

[brieverton]

He's still got a job on here clearing out the tat that not only Koeman brought in but Brands has added to.

One thing I think we can guarantee is that in no way shape or form will Ancelotti stand for any player coming into Everton that he doesn't suggest we get first. THAT will at least stop the rot in terms of the deterioration in quality - both ability wise and in terms of mentality.

I agree, but I think the only way he will do that is getting in no more than two players per window. By definition, that makes an overhaul longer but for us we simply have to focus on quality and not quantity. Combine that with a manager who knows what he is doing and its a recipe for success.

Last summer was the scattergun approach again and we were still bizarrely left short in the critical areas. Iwobi looks to have been a prime example of a panic signing, although still confident Ancelotti will get at least something more from him.

We cannot afford any more mistakes with transfers if we are to have any hope to progress and that makes it crucial that the man with the know-how and appeal is driving the process.

 

[davek]

I agree, but I think the only way he will do that is getting in no more than two players per window. By definition, that makes an overhaul longer but for us we simply have to focus on quality and not quantity. Combine that with a manager who knows what he is doing and its a recipe for success.

Last summer was the scattergun approach again and we were still bizarrely left short in the critical areas. Iwobi looks to have been a prime example of a panic signing, although still confident Ancelotti will get at least something more from him.

We cannot afford any more mistakes with transfers if we are to have any hope to progress and that makes it crucial that the man with the know-how and appeal is driving the process.

I dont think volume matters (within reason) if the man buying them has an ability to blend a team.

Ancelotti has a core of players here to work with: Coleman/Kenny/Sidibe (if bought); Digne; Holgate; Richarlison; (maybe) DCL (maybe Gomes). But that's it.

He needs this January to buy - or loan with a view to a buy - 2 players. Next summer he could easily integrate 4 more without disruption.

We shouldn't forget just how chronic the buying of Koeman and Brands has been.