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Everton: 3 reasons why Carlo Ancelotti wasn’t the right appointment

By Yusha Sharif

Everton's Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti watches his players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Everton at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England on December 5, 2020. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by CLIVE BRUNSKILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Everton's Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti watches his players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Everton at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England on December 5, 2020. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by CLIVE BRUNSKILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Snatched Duncan Ferguson’s Chance 

Duncan Ferguson was named as caretaker manager of Everton after Marco Silva’s dismissal. With games against Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal up next, not many fancied him to last more than a few weeks at the helm. But, to everyone’s surprise he didn’t lose a single game in those 3 difficult fixtures and was also able to mastermind a 3-1 win against Frank Lampard’s Chelsea at the Goodison Park.

Following the win against Chelsea, Ferguson was able to gain a point after a 1-1 draw against a much more dominant Manchester United side. Sticking with his 4-4-2 formation it was clear to see that Ferguson knew exactly what he was doing. He was trying his best to help Everton escape the rut they were in since Silva’s appointment as head coach at the start of the 2018-19 season.

The sheer passion that Ferguson has for the club was evident in his celebrations after defeating Chelsea, this is something that the club hasn’t seen in a while where the manager is almost like a passionate fan sitting in the stadium rooting for his club to win.

His final game in charge was a goalless draw at Goodison Park against Arsenal, but where Everton played on the front foot looking for all 3 points against the Gunners. Ferguson helped lift the Toffees out of the relegation zone and into the 15th place in the Premier League, now this isn’t a great achievement but considering the circumstances that Everton were in, having spent over £100 Million and flirting with relegation wasn’t a good situation to be in.

Surely Duncan Ferguson should’ve been given a chance to prove himself as a manager rather than paying a £11.5 Million a year contract to Carlo Ancelotti which made him the third highest-paid manager at that time in the Premier League behind Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola. Ferguson would’ve been a cheaper and better option to steady the ship before an elite level manager took charge of Everton in the space of a year or so.

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