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Carlo Ancelotti carries a strange fame: he is champion only in millionaire teams, armed to win titles, ready to increase the statistics. But that story changed a year ago when he signed with Everton, a team that ran 16th in the Premier League, flirting with relegation, lacking confidence or motivation.
It was a risky bet that, a year later, has been good for him and for the club.
Ancelotti has been dismantling the myth: when he arrived in Chelsea, Grant, Scolari and Hiddink had passed without making Abramovich’s millions a reason to add victories and in the end he was twice champion of the Premier, one of the FA Cup and two of the Community Shield; Despite the millions of Qataris from PSG, 19 years passed without titles until the Italian DT won League 1; The League left in Real Madrid but he won the Tenth Champions League, the King’s Cup, the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup, and his predecessor was Mourinho, no less.
He would go through Bayern Munich winning a Bundesliga, which is not so bad, and he would leave Napoli badly because few are going well, and then he would be left without titles. Conclusion? While he thrives on teams with financial muscle, he has the gift of bringing money to the showcases of champions. Not everyone can tell that story.
He recently explained in the Liverpool Echo newspaper that his project was to win the Premier with Everton and return to the Champions League, in which he moves like a fish in water. He did not miss with a smile, but it is a fact that he will try because now he has financial backing to sign, and he has been successful with James Rodríguez, Allan, Doucouré and Godfrey, to begin with.
The numbers back him up: he had a bump but is now undefeated in the last four games with a draw and three wins, he left Chelsea, Leicester and Arsenal on the road and with 26 points he is fourth in the Premier, 5 behind Liverpool. His balance of the year goes through 38 directed matches, 19 victories, 8 draws and 11 defeats. And it seems like a clear route to the tip, no doubt.
Along the way he has been recovering men who are key in Colombia: James and Mina, permanent starters in the national team and who had suffered in the past due to lack of support. The first has three goals and assists in 11 games, the second was able to lift, appears among the best qualified and even scored the winning goal against Arsenal (2-1).
The fans adore him, they write him songs that he learns and serenades him accordingly. The bond is total, beyond the contract until 2024. Ancelotti knows that he cannot stay more than two seasons in the same club, but he is great and he already wants stability. Everton seems to be the perfect retirement paradise. A year later, the signs speak of a relationship for posterity.
