Christophe Galtier would the perfect candidate for Everton at least according to the man who worked alongside him as Sporting Director at Lille.
Luis Campos claims that the Frenchman is the ideal coach to fill the Everton vacancy following the departure of Carlo Ancelotti.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Campos who helped Galtier to create a Lille team that won the title on the final day of last season finishing a point above PSG, says Galtier’s football philosphy, tactics and style of play would be the right fit for a Premier League team.
Galtier is out of work after leaving Lille despite bringing them the league championship and you would imagine he’s sure to find another job soon given his solid CV.
I’ve previously written that the 54-year-old could be a good choice for the vacancy at Goodison Park and his background suggests he might well be a success in England.
As Campos says Galtier likes to play a 4-4-2, which is very much a traditional formation in English football and one that first Duncan Ferguson and then Ancelotti himself adopted last season when they took over from Marco Silva.
That 4-4-2 worked for a while and results picked up first under Fersuson and then the Italian and both Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison seemed to thrive playing as a two.
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This season though when Ancelotti reverted to it or something like it after injuriy and poor form forced him to switch from the 4-3-3 they had started the season playing, it didn’t work nearly as well and Richarlison in particular struggled badly to find his form from the previous two seasons.
Ancelotti also didn’t have the right players to make a 4-4-2 work well and especially lacked the wingers to provide the natural width and create chances for two strikers.
So I’m not sure that any new coach can readily adopt this formation and tactics without major investment in the team, something that I’m increasingly not certain will happen.
However, such tactical tweaks aren’t the most important issue. More significant is his recent success, experience in England and working with a Director of Football, availability and ability to manage and integrate young players into his teams.
And there are increasing rumours that Everton will be prepared to look to coaches outside England as they search for a successor, hopefully as soon as possible.
Anyway, as the saga over who should take over the Goodison Park hotseat continues to rumble on Galtier, while not one of the early frontrunners, should I think be one to seriously consider.