In the E-Mail from Denise Barrett-Baxendale yesterday, they stated they made the decision to support all match and non matchday staff, apologies if staff at shop arent part of that but still the gesture is fantastic!
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Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
SOME OF THE ANCELOTTI PRE MATCH LIVERPOOL P/C
Carlo Feeling good
I feel good, the period was so long. It will be a very difficult game but it is a great opportunity to come back with a good result and performance.
Yerry Mina and Fabian Delph out
Ancelotti confirms Mina and Delph are certainly out of the derby
They join Gbamin and Walcott on the sidelines
Pleased with Andre Gomes
I think Gomes is really important for us. He's comfortable on the pitch, we are really pleased he is back
Opportunity knocks
We have to consider this game as a great opportunity. It will be difficult of course because Liverpool are one of the best in the world, but we have to try
Focus on Everton
We are not so focused on what Liverpool are going to do in the future. They won't win the title at our home, but that doesn't matter
Our goal is not the goal of Liverpool. It’s to try to reach a good position in the table, to try and qualify for the Europa League next season
Klopp respect
We've met a lot of time in games. Apart from a professional relationship, I feel good when I talk to him. He's an honest man and a great professional
Happy to be home
I’m pleased that the game is at Goodison Park but I’m not pleased that the game will be without supporters
I know the Everton fans look for this game, we know really well what we have to do. We have to play a perfect game showing character, sacrifice and personality, We know what we have to do. To beat Liverpool, you have to do more than 100%.
Great unknown
It is going to be weird for the players playing in front of an empty Goodison Park and Ancelotti has no idea how they will react
We don't know how the players will react without supporters, we will see
Managing the situation
Everyone in football says your supporters are the 12th man, but we have to respect the procedure.
I hope that soon we can have supporters, we have to manage this situation as best we can
On Chelsea defeat
Lockdown was good for us only for this reason. We didn't forget the result or the performance.
We have been working and I hope we can show a different ability and quality in this game
On Wage deferrals
It was a voluntary decision. To help the club, to help all the people we need to at this particular time
Crosby love
It’s important for football to come back. I have been in Crosby and I’ve enjoyed my time, it’s a beautiful place
Sticking with style
No tactical changes, in this period we were in contact with players showing them some video and giving them physical training.
We are not going to change our strategy or our style. Until the end of the season we will follow the style in games before the lockdown
Gbamin injury update
Of course he's not happy, but I think he's strong enough to move on quickly. The fact that he has had a baby in the last few weeks can help him be strong. Say's he expects him to be out four or five months
No friendlies
Carlo Ancelotti confirms Everton haven't played any warm-up friendlies against other clubs ahead of the Merseyside derby.
Reason was to avoid risk of further injuries to an already depleted squad
Carlo Feeling good
I feel good, the period was so long. It will be a very difficult game but it is a great opportunity to come back with a good result and performance.
Yerry Mina and Fabian Delph out
Ancelotti confirms Mina and Delph are certainly out of the derby
They join Gbamin and Walcott on the sidelines
Pleased with Andre Gomes
I think Gomes is really important for us. He's comfortable on the pitch, we are really pleased he is back
Opportunity knocks
We have to consider this game as a great opportunity. It will be difficult of course because Liverpool are one of the best in the world, but we have to try
Focus on Everton
We are not so focused on what Liverpool are going to do in the future. They won't win the title at our home, but that doesn't matter
Our goal is not the goal of Liverpool. It’s to try to reach a good position in the table, to try and qualify for the Europa League next season
Klopp respect
We've met a lot of time in games. Apart from a professional relationship, I feel good when I talk to him. He's an honest man and a great professional
Happy to be home
I’m pleased that the game is at Goodison Park but I’m not pleased that the game will be without supporters
I know the Everton fans look for this game, we know really well what we have to do. We have to play a perfect game showing character, sacrifice and personality, We know what we have to do. To beat Liverpool, you have to do more than 100%.
Great unknown
It is going to be weird for the players playing in front of an empty Goodison Park and Ancelotti has no idea how they will react
We don't know how the players will react without supporters, we will see
Managing the situation
Everyone in football says your supporters are the 12th man, but we have to respect the procedure.
I hope that soon we can have supporters, we have to manage this situation as best we can
On Chelsea defeat
Lockdown was good for us only for this reason. We didn't forget the result or the performance.
We have been working and I hope we can show a different ability and quality in this game
On Wage deferrals
It was a voluntary decision. To help the club, to help all the people we need to at this particular time
Crosby love
It’s important for football to come back. I have been in Crosby and I’ve enjoyed my time, it’s a beautiful place
Sticking with style
No tactical changes, in this period we were in contact with players showing them some video and giving them physical training.
We are not going to change our strategy or our style. Until the end of the season we will follow the style in games before the lockdown
Gbamin injury update
Of course he's not happy, but I think he's strong enough to move on quickly. The fact that he has had a baby in the last few weeks can help him be strong. Say's he expects him to be out four or five months
No friendlies
Carlo Ancelotti confirms Everton haven't played any warm-up friendlies against other clubs ahead of the Merseyside derby.
Reason was to avoid risk of further injuries to an already depleted squad
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AussieToffee11
Player Valuation: £8m
Anyone ask about our broader post Covid transfer plans or Thiago Silva, Gabriel etc... (I bet they didn't, journos more obsessed with Carlo's walks on the beach than anything actually informative)
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
no stuff was suppose to have been asked about transfers,think Everton are doing the video soon
Good this https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...everton-merseyside-derby-coronavirus-lockdown
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All of which might make the leap to Goodison Park look an unlikely one. An Evertonian friend, he is told, is terrified you will leave; that your aspirations should be loftier than this. Ancelotti was dubbed the club’s Hollywood manager. Which raises a question. Well, two questions.
The first is dispatched quickly – “I’d like to be Robert De Niro” – the second takes a bit longer. What brings you of all people here of all places? “The attraction of working in the Premier League again and the club’s plans. We’re getting closer to being able to compete with the best and the project is very interesting. We’ve got a young team and the spinal cord is good, from the national team. Holgate, Mina, Michael Keane. Very reliable players. There’s André Gomes, Lucas Digne. And two very, very strong forwards.
“It’s a young team, it’s growing. It’s clear we have to invest to compete but the club wants to do that, we’re planning the new stadium, I think the club’s going to grow very fast. We also have a strong fan base; the relationship is very close. We’ve invested in the community, and that’s important. We have events where we go to see people, there are [open] days when they come to our training session: kids, people with learning difficulties, with problems. When lockdown started, we called people.”
It is easy to imagine Ancelotti telephoning incredulous supporters out the blue. Hello Ethan, it’s Carlo. Ancelotti laughs. “Yeah, sometimes they didn’t believe me, but you have a chat and it’s fine. Sometimes people say they can’t believe I’m coaching this club, but I feel really good here. It’s a family club and I’m always happier when you feel that closeness and support. The staff here are genuine Evertonians; there’s a strong sense of belonging.”
Players such as Leighton Baines, in the process of extending his stay, and Séamus Coleman take on a particular significance, he says. “We wanted Leighton Baines to sign a new contract. First, because he’s an important player who can help us. Second, because they’re an example for everyone.” Future coaches, too? After all, if anyone can spot one, it’s Ancelotti. “Leighton Baines could be, Coleman could. I think Sigurdsson could be. Delph could be a good coach. They’re people who see football.”
For now, it’s Duncan Ferguson and Ancelotti’s son Davide. “He’s always loved football; we talked about it endlessly at home, although he doesn’t remember me as a player. That passion was always there but he didn’t reach the level he wanted [to play], so he decided quite early to go another way. He studied sports science, did a course in Germany and started as an assistant. He hasn’t just made it because of anything I said. He never did ask me what I thought about being a coach, but if he had, I’d have told him that [line] about coaching without matches. Then I’d have said: ‘Go on, do it; it’s good.’
“And Duncan is an extraordinary person with a deep love for the club. His experience helps his relationship with the players, he has knowledge and understanding of the game, and he is very charismatic. He’s very direct, very clear, and I’m really happy with him.
“Our future is clearly delineated. The pandemic has created all sorts of problems for the game but that won’t change our plans for the future. Our decision [to take salary cuts] was something we felt was right to do: if you can do something to help those who live alongside you, you should. We did it, we’re happy, and we carry on: that has no impact on our development. The idea is still to improve the team with signings, we’re clear on that. We don’t have a lot of time before next season but what we need to do to improve the team we’ll still do, no doubt.”
First, though, the restart – and Sunday’s derby. “Ah, yeah,” Ancelotti jokes, almost as if he’s happily forgotten the fixture to which Everton come back. “That’s one thing the pandemic has damaged for sure. Everyone wants the fans there: we need the noise of the ground, it changes things emotionally. But I think the game itself will be the same. A derby is a derby.”
What will it be like? “I don’t know.” There’s a long pause, then an even longer one. He puffs his cheeks out, rolls his eyes, mentally scanning 1,583 matches. “Honestly, I don’t remember if I have played or managed behind closed doors,” he says eventually. “I don’t know, I don’t think so.”
It has taken a while, but at last there it is: one thing Carlo Ancelotti hasn’t experienced in football. At least not until Sunday.
On us:
All of which might make the leap to Goodison Park look an unlikely one. An Evertonian friend, he is told, is terrified you will leave; that your aspirations should be loftier than this. Ancelotti was dubbed the club’s Hollywood manager. Which raises a question. Well, two questions.
The first is dispatched quickly – “I’d like to be Robert De Niro” – the second takes a bit longer. What brings you of all people here of all places? “The attraction of working in the Premier League again and the club’s plans. We’re getting closer to being able to compete with the best and the project is very interesting. We’ve got a young team and the spinal cord is good, from the national team. Holgate, Mina, Michael Keane. Very reliable players. There’s André Gomes, Lucas Digne. And two very, very strong forwards.
“It’s a young team, it’s growing. It’s clear we have to invest to compete but the club wants to do that, we’re planning the new stadium, I think the club’s going to grow very fast. We also have a strong fan base; the relationship is very close. We’ve invested in the community, and that’s important. We have events where we go to see people, there are [open] days when they come to our training session: kids, people with learning difficulties, with problems. When lockdown started, we called people.”
It is easy to imagine Ancelotti telephoning incredulous supporters out the blue. Hello Ethan, it’s Carlo. Ancelotti laughs. “Yeah, sometimes they didn’t believe me, but you have a chat and it’s fine. Sometimes people say they can’t believe I’m coaching this club, but I feel really good here. It’s a family club and I’m always happier when you feel that closeness and support. The staff here are genuine Evertonians; there’s a strong sense of belonging.”
Players such as Leighton Baines, in the process of extending his stay, and Séamus Coleman take on a particular significance, he says. “We wanted Leighton Baines to sign a new contract. First, because he’s an important player who can help us. Second, because they’re an example for everyone.” Future coaches, too? After all, if anyone can spot one, it’s Ancelotti. “Leighton Baines could be, Coleman could. I think Sigurdsson could be. Delph could be a good coach. They’re people who see football.”
For now, it’s Duncan Ferguson and Ancelotti’s son Davide. “He’s always loved football; we talked about it endlessly at home, although he doesn’t remember me as a player. That passion was always there but he didn’t reach the level he wanted [to play], so he decided quite early to go another way. He studied sports science, did a course in Germany and started as an assistant. He hasn’t just made it because of anything I said. He never did ask me what I thought about being a coach, but if he had, I’d have told him that [line] about coaching without matches. Then I’d have said: ‘Go on, do it; it’s good.’
“And Duncan is an extraordinary person with a deep love for the club. His experience helps his relationship with the players, he has knowledge and understanding of the game, and he is very charismatic. He’s very direct, very clear, and I’m really happy with him.
“Our future is clearly delineated. The pandemic has created all sorts of problems for the game but that won’t change our plans for the future. Our decision [to take salary cuts] was something we felt was right to do: if you can do something to help those who live alongside you, you should. We did it, we’re happy, and we carry on: that has no impact on our development. The idea is still to improve the team with signings, we’re clear on that. We don’t have a lot of time before next season but what we need to do to improve the team we’ll still do, no doubt.”
First, though, the restart – and Sunday’s derby. “Ah, yeah,” Ancelotti jokes, almost as if he’s happily forgotten the fixture to which Everton come back. “That’s one thing the pandemic has damaged for sure. Everyone wants the fans there: we need the noise of the ground, it changes things emotionally. But I think the game itself will be the same. A derby is a derby.”
What will it be like? “I don’t know.” There’s a long pause, then an even longer one. He puffs his cheeks out, rolls his eyes, mentally scanning 1,583 matches. “Honestly, I don’t remember if I have played or managed behind closed doors,” he says eventually. “I don’t know, I don’t think so.”
It has taken a while, but at last there it is: one thing Carlo Ancelotti hasn’t experienced in football. At least not until Sunday.
Sounds like he only rates a few of our players. Contract for Baines? Don’t tell Dave.
His house is amazing to be fair... Right by Richarlison too so he can keep an eye on him
Disgruntledgoat
Player Valuation: £50m
Carlo Ancelotti is a wise and beautiful man... and I love him
www.theguardian.com
Carlo Ancelotti: 'There is a very big problem in America. And police are part of that'
The Everton manager on the killing of George Floyd, racial inequality, and returning to football with the Merseyside derby
Tez
Player Valuation: £8m
That is the second time I have noticed him name-check Michael Keane when talking about our good players. You expect him to mention Richarlison, Digne etc and obviously more recently Holgate and DCL but Keane?
Maybe he does genuinely rate him and he wont be for sale.
firefighterblue
Player Valuation: £20m
kenada_blue
Welcome to Barcelonaton FC
Never leave Carlo
Disgruntledgoat
Player Valuation: £50m
Saying we definitely have the will and ability to make signings. Praise be.
I like his burgeoning bromance with Dunc as well.
I like his burgeoning bromance with Dunc as well.
AussieToffee11
Player Valuation: £8m
That is an unbelievably good read. If you have any doubts that Carlo is here for a pay day then read that. In it for the long-haul, clearly Moshiri has promised to back him with new funds, if we are one of the few clubs that have the capacity to open up the cheque book this summer, then we could improve quicker than we all think.
Love this man too much.
Love this man too much.
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