They are different in so many different ways.
Roberto made it clear he wanted to build us up from youth and play beautiful football. That, coupled with the fear every Evertonian had, due to Moyes' and co, belittling us for 4-5 years, i think a fair few thought we'd struggle, and quite simply, it was a beautiful season, which wouldn't have happened without Roberto, but equally stopped short of CL because of Roberto's inexperience.
This season, we've hired a manager with one of the finest pedigree's in Europe. Yet, I don't feel excited, purely because we know these results are happening probably just because of Ancelotti, and if he walked tomorrow, we'd still have the uninterested, lazy player who have hampered since the Roberto era started to crumble... i.e. Sigurdsson.
I think we're winning ugly, and it's hard to tell if we're genuinely progressing, or we're taking the best of a strange season. Players who have possibly underwhelmed like Michael Keane, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin, Coleman (in recent seasons), are really stepping up and playing their role. We've signed James, who's blockbuster and continuously strengthened with signings like Allan, Doucoure and Godfrey, it feels like we won't just be a flash in the pan, but more mainstay and that's what excites me.
For record.
After 17 games of 13-14, we had just beaten Swansea to go 5th with 34 points.
After 17 games of 20-21, we have just beaten Wolves 2-1 away to go 4th with 32 points.
