Everton
Ancelotti names the Everton player who has ‘improved the most’ this season
Carlo Ancelotti has showered praise for Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, suggesting he has been the ‘most improved’ player this season. The 23-year-old striker has been a player re-born since Ancelotti arrived at the club. From a fringe squad player under Marco Silva, he has become a key player at the club and has recently made his debut for England as well. Ancelotti feels that of all the Everton players, Calvert-Lewin has improved the most. He has not only scored a lot of goals, but his overall game has improved massively. The Everton striker has been in terrific form this season, managing 11 goals in the Premier League, and he is getting better with every game. “The player that improved most was Calvert-Lewin, above all, because he scored a lot of goals in this period,” said Ancel...
Jose Mourinho drums support for under-fire Steven Bergwijn
Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose Mourinho said the team are supporting Dutchman Steven Bergwijn who missed two clear chances in Wednesday’s top-of-the-table clash at Liverpool and received criticism on social media after the 2-1 defeat. “I don’t know what I can do apart from the player knowing in this club we are all together,” Mourinho told a news conference ahead of Sunday’s game at home to Leicester City. “We lose, we win and we draw all together. So he has us and we have him. In here we don’t feel any individual criticism, we never feel it that way, it is always about us, so no problem. “He’s one of my boys, period. There is no point to boo, to individualise. He’s a good professional, he works hard for the team, he gives everything he can.” Second-placed Spurs slipped three points behind L...
‘Will be our man’: Ancelotti claims Everton star didn’t reach his normal level this season
Carlo Ancelotti has suggested to Liverpool Echo that Richarlison hasn’t reached the level he used to be at in the first half of the season. In an exclusive interview with Liverpool Echo, Ancelotti was asked who he think will have a big influence on his second year as a manager. The Italian boss said that Richarlison will be their man in the second half of the season. However, he also added that the Brazilian hasn’t reached his normal scoring level so far. “In this first period of the season, Richarlison didn’t reach – in scoring goals – the level that he is used to being at,” Ancelotti said. “I think in the second half of the season, Richarlison will be our man.” Richarlison is arguably one of the finest attacking midfielders in the Premier League, but he hasn’t been at his best so far. Th...
Ancelotti claims £20m Everton man enjoyed his ‘best performance’ vs Leicester
Carlo Ancelotti has claimed that Abdoulaye Doucoure produced his best performance to date in Everton’s 2-0 win against Leicester City on Wednesday at the King Power Stadium. Everton started the season brightly picking up four wins in a row. They suffered a slump in form post international break in October, but have now picked up back-to-back wins. The Toffees defeated Chelsea 1-0 at Goodison Park and they followed it up with a brilliant victory against the Foxes. Richarlison and Mason Holgate scored on either half to earn all three points for Ancelotti’s side. Doucoure was one of the top performers for the Toffees, and Ancelotti has suggested that it was the best he has seen from him since the midfielder joined the club. “It was his best performance [for Everton]. He was really intell...
Ancelotti says one Everton player is ‘really focused’ in training but he won’t play vs Leicester
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has claimed that he is impressed with young left-back Niels Nkounkou, but he still cannot include him in the first team due to tactical reasons. With Everton currently without first-choice left-back Lucas Digne through injury, it was expected that Ancelotti would give more opportunities to young Nkounkou. However, the Italian has claimed that he “prefers more experienced players” at the moment. The 20-year-old has not made the Blues’ matchday squad in any of the three games since Digne picked up an ankle injury. The Everton boss has used Ben Godfrey – who is a natural centre-back – in the left-back role against Burnley and Chelsea. Ancelotti has now confirmed that he will continue to use Godfrey for the time being. Ancelotti has said that he is impres...
Report: Championship club keen to sign £25m Everton forward in January
According to The Sun, English Championship outfit Middlesbrough are plotting a move for Everton winger Yannick Bolasie ahead of the January transfer window. Boro manager Neil Warnock was keen to bring the 31-year-old to Riverside during the last summer transfer window, but the move fell through on transfer deadline day. Bolasie isn’t in the plans of Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti and wasn’t included in the club’s 25-man Premier League squad. The Italian has told him to leave, and while he has continued to train with the team, an exit is very much on the cards next month. The winger joined Everton from Crystal Palace for £25 million in the summer of 2016, but has only played 32 games since his arrival. An anterior cruciate ligament injury ruled him out of action between December 2016 and Dece...
Leon Osman suggests what Man Utd must be thinking about £21m Everton player
Former Everton midfielder Leon Osman has showered praise on Allan, suggesting other Premier League clubs have missed a trick by not signing him. Allan was one of the midfielders who were available in the market during the summer transfer window. Carlo Ancelotti returned to his former club and secured his signature, paying a handsome £21.7m fee to Napoli. The Brazilian defensive midfielder has quickly settled in at his new club and has formed an excellent partnership alongside another summer signing Abdoulaye Doucoure. Osman has claimed that of all the summer signings made by the club, Allan has impressed him the most. The 29-year-old was outstanding against Spurs on his debut and produced another top-level performance during the 1-0 win against Chelsea last week. Allan has made 11 app...
‘Tremendous movement’: Popular pundit urges Everton to sign 24 y/o ‘good finisher’
Former Liverpool midfielder turned popular football pundit Danny Murphy has suggested that Everton should look to sign Dele Alli from Tottenham Hotspur. The 24-year-old has dropped down the pecking order at Spurs under Jose Mourinho, and he has managed only one Premier League start all season. The England international only made his third Premier League appearance this season last week when he came on as a substitute in the 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. From being a superstar at the club, Alli has become a bit-part player at Spurs, and he has even struggled to manage regular appearances in the Europa League as well. Mourinho is hardly convinced with him, and there are suggestions that Spurs could allow him to leave the club in January on loan. Alli needs to play regular...
‘No way’ – Mourinho delivers an update on the future of 24-yr-old Spurs ace linked with Everton
Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks has been linked with a move away from the London club due to the lack of playing time under Jose Mourinho. The 24-year-old midfielder has started just three Premier League games for Tottenham this season and he is thought to be frustrated. According to Mirror, the midfielder has strong interest from Spain and Premier League side Everton are thought to be keen on him as well. There have been rumours of a potential loan deal when the transfer window reopens in January but Jose Mourinho has now ruled out the possibility of the midfielder leaving anytime soon. Mourinho said: “In relation to Winks on loan in January, no way.” Harry Winks has lost his starting berth since the signing of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and it will be interesting to see if he can convin...
‘Really, really good’: Ancelotti suggests one Everton player has surprised him
Carlo Ancelotti has showered heaps of praise on defender Ben Godfrey ahead of Everton’s Premier League clash against Leicester City on Wednesday. The Toffees are heading to this game on the back of a 1-0 win against Chelsea in the Premier League at Goodison Park last week. Everton are missing a lot of key players through injury. The likes of Seamus Coleman and Lucas Digne being both ruled out, and it seems Ben Godfrey is set to continue at the back. Godfrey joined the Toffees in the summer transfer window from Norwich City for a reported fee of £25m. Ancelotti has said in the press conference that Godfrey has surprised him with his qualities. The Italian boss has hailed the young defender as someone with a ‘strong personality’, and feels that the club has signed a ‘really, really...
‘That’s great news then’: Some Everton fans react to what Ancelotti said v Leicester
Everton will face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday in the Premier League. The Toffees returned to winning ways last week when they defeated Chelsea 1-0 at Goodison Park. Carlo Ancelotti will be looking to maintain the winning momentum when the Toffees face the Foxes, but he could be without some of his key players. Ahead of the match, Ancelotti has confirmed that Toffees winger James Rodriguez and captain Seamus Coleman will not be available for Wednesday’s clash. Rodriguez – who joined from Real Madrid in the summer transfer window – missed last week’s 1-0 win over the Blues with a calf injury. While the club is assessing his fitness on a daily basis, the midweek fixture may have come too soon for the Colombian. He is likely to be fit to play against the Gunners at Go...
Report: Everton ready to raid Premier League club for 24-yr-old, Ancelotti an admirer
Everton are interested in a loan move for the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli. The 24-year-old is yet to start a Premier League game for Tottenham since the opening day match against Everton and it seems that he has fallen out of favour with Jose Mourinho. The Londoners have done well in the Premier League so far and they are expected to challenge for the title. It remains to be seen whether the England international can reclaim his starting berth in the coming weeks. According to the Mirror, Everton are prepared to make a move for Alli once the transfer window opens in January. Alli was one of the brightest young talents in England when Mauricio Pochettino was in charge of Tottenham and he needs to play regular first-team football in order to realise his potential. Furthermore, wit...
