Some of the Ancelotti West Ham P/C
Mina in but Richarlison out
Carlo Ancelotti says Yerry Mina is available for West Ham.
Richarlison is out, Richarlison has a problem with his knee,Twisted it in training yesterday [minor].
Ancelotti says it’s “nothing special” and hopes to have him back for the home game against Newcastle on Tuesday.
Sigurdsson missing too
Ancelotti says Sigurdsson is injured.
Gbamin return
Gbamin back training with the team for the first time today
No offers for Niasse or Martina
Ancelotti confirms there have been no bids for Oumar Niasse or Cuco Martina.
He says Niasse will be on the bench tomorrow.
No first teamers on the way
Ancelotti on Martina and Niasse: "Oumar trained well and will be on the bench tomorrow. All things are not clear, there are no offers, they are doing well and are focussed with the team
Ancelotti on possible outgoings: "We are not talking about letting players go. This is the squad, we have to work on this. There is a good spirit in the training ground
Everton at Everton
On Usmanov: "We are focussed on games, we have an important game tomorrow. The fact Mr Usmanov invested is good for the club, but this doesn't affect the transfer market
On Everton Soares: "I don't want to talk about players who are not here. We are looking at a lot of good players around the world.
Ancelotti on Moyes
On meeting with Moyes: "He's in a club that had the same problem Everton had, to try to improve them in the table. He has no extra motivation to play against Everton. He did really well in this club, everyone respects him, so it will be an interesting game
No extra motivation to beat Moyes
Ancelotti acknowledges he has never beaten David Moyes (in six previous meetings) as he never defeated Everton as an opposition manager but his motivation to win is to continue the Blues revival not to change this statistic
Moving on up
On record vs Moyes: "It's not an extra motivation, we want to win. It will be difficult, but we are in good spirits in this moment. There are the conditions to play a good game
On Brighton: "It was a good reaction and an important three points. The target is to improve in the table and try to stay closer to the top
Bernard role
Ancelotti on Bernard: "He has quality, he can play between the lines. I ask my wingers to play between the lines.