2020/21 Carlo Ancelotti

[JMT]

Strike Duncan Ferguson and Davide Ancelotti off your bingo list, I'm sure we can go lower tomorrow when Maupay slots his 2nd past us.

 

[nsno-chris]

No arguments from me there mate. My point was really whenever we underperform (which is often) the answer always is blame Gylfi Siggurdsson.

Liverpools recent success even with Klopp doesn't happen without their largely stellar recruitment and fitness team/nutritionists (if it really isn't doping lol )

Not even remotely true, he gets called gash because he is.

another whopper lie

 

[Jimishorts]

Looks like Neil Buchanan (artist) as well.
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Think more David Dickinsons younger brother myself.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Think more David Dickinsons younger brother myself.

"I invented the 4-2-3-1"

"Pressing football...guess who?"

 

[4737carlin]

Lose tomorrow and I can see a few Eddie Howe shouts.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Lose tomorrow and I can see a few Eddie Howe shouts.

"At least he'll get the best out of King"

 

[gwladysnight]

We will have around 40% possession and hope to take our chances on the counter.

 

[DaChunk]

Style of play please Carlo. The players aren't good enough to just rely on the individuals to adapt to gameplans etc.

 

[Zatara]

The champions have just lost 6? games on the bounce at Home, the Champions elect have just lost to mid table plodders with 10 men at Home, Chelsea got smashed by a Championship team at home.

For the record they are all Managers on similar wages to Carlo.

So its not really something that can be changed easily it seems, the simple answer would be to have 40,000 fans in stadiums.

You focus far too much on the negatives.

I prefer to look at the positives, wins at Liverpool, Spurs, Leicester, a hard-fought cup game at Spurs, beating Chelsea who was on a 17 game run.

Sadly we have suffered a lot of injuries this season, sure all teams get injuries and its part of football, but we spent 60m a new midfield in the Summer and we still have Iceberg and TomTom playing games for us.

But then the negatives, so, so many negatives, so many results against "poor" teams who we really should be beating, even with injuries.

Its a weird season, home advantage means little, hopefully with fans back next season we can address that issue, of course that means our away results might also take a hit, but with a bit more quality added in the summer and some better luck with injuries than we can look forward to a better season overall.

This season isn't over, but its hanging on by a thread, but, its April, we have some "easier" games coming up and we certainly have the players able, but you would think we cant really put a foot wrong in the remaining games if we want to achieve our goals.

You don't "like" Carlo, you think hes underperforming and not "earning" his dough, I've just given, in your thoughts, a list of excuses, that's fine, hes paid big money to get results, but is you judge him alongside most Everton managers that have come before him, hes performing way above the average.

So here's a thought, maybe see what this season brings, I'm almost certain it wont bring anything, but hey, there's still a few weeks left, get behind the fella.

Then take a look at what happens in the Summer and go again in August/September whenever the season starts, be positive, we reside in a dark place in history, there are pandemics killing 000s daily, wars, famine, mindless violence everywhere we look, smile and the whole world smiles with you.

@catcherintherye someones been copying your homework

 

[TheBigIguana]

Style of play please Carlo. The players aren't good enough to just rely on the individuals to adapt to gameplans etc.

I think this is at the heart of our issues right now.

 

[the sniderman]

hello buddies i am expecting big things from beloved thread tonite. remember the rules be rude and i will CRUSH u dude. god speed to all players on all sides may the brighton win.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Not even remotely true, he gets called gash because he is.

another whopper lie

Probably a bit harsh.

After the season opening run where he was a bit player, we've largely gone as he's gone. When he scores or assists, we tend to win against Prem opposition. When he doesn't, we tend to lose or draw.

Considering that we started with seven in all competitions on the trot and are .500 in the Prem since, it's probably fairer to say that he's bang average.

For what we paid, especially in the market at the time, bang average isn't anywhere near good enough. He's under a winners curse. If we'd paid 15 million for him, we'd probably deem him a good signing and he'd get a lot less stick.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Win our 2 games in hand and we are 3 points off 3rd, how mads dat.

I would rather be where Brighton are because they have a manager with a philosophy and they can beat Newcastle which is really all that matters to this forum.

 

[PaddyJames]

I am far more confident about tonight than I would be if we were at home.

 

[Egil Olsen]

I would rather be where Brighton are because they have a manager with a philosophy and they can beat Newcastle which is really all that matters to this forum.

No, but I would rather have the game that Brighton play between the two 16-meters, than the game that we play. Precisely because they are so ineffective, I think we win today.

	Everton	Brighton
PTS	47​	32​
xPTS	39,37​	49,96​
G	41​	33​
xG	39,39​	44,99​
GA	38​	38​
xGA	39​	32,62​