Regarding the
"Attitude"
"Everton are comfortably beaten 3-0 by Wolves.
Who started with such an unacceptable attitude that day?
Pickford. Keane. Mina. Digne. Walcott. Davies. Sigurdsson. Gordon. Baines. Richarlison. Calvert-Lewin."
Carlo Ancelotti: “We didn’t show good spirit. More than the technical and tactical aspect, which was not good enough, the spirit of the team was unacceptable. We have to prepare for the game [against Villa] and work differently and have a different attitude. I said to the players, ‘This attitude is not acceptable to me”
It's a bit harsh on Carlo for the failed attempt of the last minute's push on European football last season. Talent, technical and tactical wise, the team was good enough to claim the spot. But he took the blame for not able to motivate or pressurize till the season end. For a coach as glorious and prestigious as he always does, he can't instill the extra little faith or winning mentality for a stacked team to fight for the ultimate European glories that every footballer could ever dream of.
And then, how many players you can trust that will leave everything on the pitch come next two games. Talent wise, it's just a no-brainer comfortable 4-0 or 5-0 win on Sat.
Benitez will be mostly gone in a fortnight.
Maybe all his faults.
Maybe due to the talent or injuries (wrong positioning, have no spine, whatever the current CBs contributing).
Maybe it's the attitude (the training is so hard, instructions so many, I want a job and a life, not a battle or a war. Winning and glory is nice to have, but wouldn't hurt if failed. who can save us before he show us the door..)
Doesn't matter anymore.
Sometimes it's good to be hostile, you put your manager and players under microscope and you see all these years.... what kind of soldiers you cheered for on and off the pitch.
Being soft and nice get you mid-table at best, but being hard? It's mostly end up either with glory or relegation fight. Depends what's the team's core is about. Next manager? Root for a harder one.
