Who replaces Carlo Ancelotti?
I am not going to lie, I really liked Carlo Ancelotti, and despite the duplicity and the bad feeling he has left around Goodison Park, I still do. I found his tactical setup comfortable, his manner comforting and a feeling of calmness and above all trust surrounding his time at Everton. As managers go, he…
Getafe CF and José Bordalás
In short, Getafe under José Bordalás do not care what they look like on the pitch. Highly functional and organised, Getafe unfairly get categorised as a bunch of thugs who play a completely unwatchable brand of football. Yet their style has not only taken the team from bottom of La Segunda División de España to…
Fulham to be bottom? Southampton as surprise package? What on Earth is going to happen?
I come to you quite a while after my last piece on here because truth be told there has not been a great deal to write about. After the football finished and I had covered the teams I wanted to, I did not see the point in writing about ideas and teams I just did…
How could Everton set up next season?
After the acknowledgment in Andy Hunter’s article in the Guardian that Carlo Ancelotti and Marcel Brands will be given resources in order to improve the Everton squad this summer, here is a view as to how Everton could look to recruit this summer by looking at how Carlo Ancelotti has set Everton up tactically so…
Everton 0-0 Liverpool: Tactics
Everton’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool was an example of the superb tactical flexibility of their manager, Carlo Ancelotti, who fantastically set up an efficient and compact, 4-4-2 formation to nullify Liverpool’s dangerous attack. Everton’s performance and stubbornness in defence was incredible due to lack of defensive options in midfield, of players who are capable of…
Sheffield United and Chris Wilder
It has been clear for some time that Chris Wilder is one of the best coaches in England, not only since his rise to fame following Sheffield United’s promotion to the Premier League, but also considering the good work he did with lower league teams, making them effective and well-organised with a touch of flair…
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nuno Espírito Santo
The rise of Wolves under their Portuguese manager, Nuno Espírito Santo, has been incredible. Three years ago, after the uninspiring era of Paul Lambert at the club, Wolves appointed a manager that was not just much better than the situation Wolves found themselves in as Championship also-rans, but someone who fitted in perfectly with the…
Southampton and Ralph Hasenhuttl
Since Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as Southampton manager in December 2018 he has had one of the most difficult jobs in the Premier League, attempting to improve the fortunes of a club seemingly in decline after the halcyon day’s of Ronald Koeman, with poor managerial appointments, poor recruitment and an inability to recreate their success…
Everton and Carlo Ancelotti
It still comes to a shock to many when you remind them that the Everton manager is Carlo Ancelotti. While there is a tendency to underestimate the size of Everton, even after thirty years of sustained mediocrity, the shock element of Ancelotti’s arrival on Merseyside is a marker of his success as a manager. To…
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