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Carlo Ancelotti has already gone around the globe to arrive, this Saturday, at the point where it all began with Everton: same rival, same need and, hopefully, same outcome.
The Italian DT landed in Liverpool and barely took the team when Burnley appeared on the road, which he beat 1-0. That is the memory you want to appeal to.
The present is very different: upon arrival he had a squad committed to relegation and without much confidence. Now that his hand is showing and the team is more like his style, he had an outstanding start to the season but the last four days relegated him to seventh place in the table, after four tough defeats.
If anything, it is already much better than you found it. But Ancelotti does not know how to resign himself and that is why he works at full speed to improve in an urgent and important task: the first has to do with his defense, which has not managed to get a zero match since the match against Southampton (2-0 win) , October 25. With and without MIna on the court, the outlook does not improve.
The other issue is to awaken an attack that became feared but that lately, when going from the effective 4-3-3 to the current 3-4-3 has been becoming less powerful. At that point James is key, his uncheck now that the rivals understand his game and have been ‘softening’ him at the end of a strong game, and his ability to partner again with Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin.
One eye on Burnley, another on the calendar
However, and although it is necessary to beat Burnley, it would seem that you have to keep a cool head so that the rest of the calendar does not become an ordeal.
It is worth saying that after the duel this Saturday, Everton will face Chelsea (December 12), just after the very tough Leicester will come as a visitor (December 16) and to top it off, three days later, Arsenal (December 19). And it gets worse: the 23rd will be the quarterfinals against Manchester United, on the 26th you have to go home to Sheffield and the year will close on the 28th, April Fools’ Day, against Manchester City. There will be no respite!
The season is being very tight, although Everton is seventh, with 16 points, just 5 points behind the leaders Tottenham and Liverpool, and it is all to be decided if it can remain firm, without falling into nervousness.
The ‘toffee’ are still strong when they propose it, football is not forgotten and that is Ancelotti bet. The resurgence is now, slowly but surely.
