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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 21, 2019 13:22:37 GMT
 Everton have announced Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager of the club. The Toffees were without a full-time manager ever since sacking Marco Silva on December 6 after series of unimpressive results. Ancelotti was out of job ever since he was sacked by the Italian Serie A outfit Napoli on December 10 after recent turmoil which included a players revolt against club president. The 60-year-old is one of the most successful manager currently managing in the game as he has won three UEFA Champions League titles—two with AC Milan in 2002-03 and 2006-07 and one with Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid in 2013-14. Ancelotti has also won league competitions in Italy with Milan, with Real in Spain, with Bayern Munich in Germany, with Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in France and with Chelsea in England. |
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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 21, 2019 13:23:32 GMT
 Everton have appointed Carlo Ancelotti as their manager on a four-and-a-half-year-deal in a move that will be regarded by the club as a significant coup. Ancelotti was keen to return to the Premier League, where he has managed Chelsea, after being sacked by Napoli but he has spent most of his coaching career with clubs competing in the Champions League. He is expected to be assisted by his son, Davide, and Ancelotti has confirmed that caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson will be part of his coaching team. Ancelotti, who is at Goodison Park to watch the Arsenal match from the stands, will take charge of his first match at home against Burnley on St Stephen’s Day. Ancelotti told evertonfc.com: “This is a great club with a rich history and a very passionate fan base. There is a clear vision from the owner and the board to deliver success and trophies. That is something that appeals to me as a manager and I am thrilled at the prospect of being able to work with everybody at the Club to help make that vision a reality. “I have seen from the performances in the last two weeks that the players are capable of so much. The work Duncan [FERGUSON]has done is a great credit to him. Strong organisation, strong discipline and the right motivation are some of the key ingredients in football and I’m pleased that he will be part of my backroom team moving forward.” Marcel Brands, Everton’s director of football, said: “Following a rigorous process conducted by all of our directors, it is a pleasure to now welcome Carlo Ancelotti to Everton. He is one of the finest managers in world football and a proven winner, having achieved a remarkable level of success in each of Europe’s major leagues. “He is the perfect appointment for us. He embraces our vision for the Club and we are sure that his enthusiasm to take the helm at Goodison together with his tactical abilities and well-renowned man-management will make him successful in this role. This was a clear and exciting decision for the board to make. It was a unanimous choice and one we were all fully united behind throughout. Carlo has proven time and again, he knows how to build a trophy-winning side and we share the excitement of our fans at the prospect of him leading our team in the years ahead. We’re all greatly looking forward to working with him.” Everton, who sacked Marco Silva in early December, are in a relegation battle, although positive results under the caretaker manager Ferguson have taken them out of the bottom three. Ferguson is in charge of the team for Saturday’s home match against Arsenal. Ancelotti won the Double with Chelsea in 2010 and has since managed Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Napoli. The Italian has won the Champions League three times as a manager, most recently with Real Madrid in 2014 and before that twice with Milan. Ancelotti left Napoli on December 10th after poor domestic form had led to their falling behind Internazionale and Juventus in Serie A. The fact that he had taken the team into the last 16 of the Champions League on the same night was not enough to save his job. |
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Post by Everton News. on Dec 21, 2019 21:37:11 GMT
 Everton is delighted to confirm Carlo Ancelotti as the Club’s new manager.One of the most successful managers in world football, having won 20 trophies including league titles in four different countries and the Champions League three times, Ancelotti has agreed a four-and-a-half-year deal that runs until the end of the 2023/24 season. He is attending today’s Premier League match against Arsenal at Goodison as a spectator with the Club’s Owner and Chairman prior to meeting the players and taking up his new role from Sunday. Ancelotti’s first match in the dugout will be the visit of Burnley to Goodison Park on Boxing Day (Thursday 26 December). He told evertonfc.com: “This is a great club with a rich history and a very passionate fan base. There is a clear vision from the Owner and the Board to deliver success and trophies. That is something that appeals to me as a manager and I am thrilled at the prospect of being able to work with everybody at the Club to help make that vision a reality. “I have seen from the performances in the last two weeks that the players are capable of so much. The work Duncan has done is a great credit to him. Strong organisation, strong discipline and the right motivation are some of the key ingredients in football and I’m pleased that he will be part of my backroom team moving forward.” Marcel Brands, Everton’s Director of Football, said: “Following a rigorous process conducted by all of our Directors, it is a pleasure to now welcome Carlo Ancelotti to Everton. He is one of the finest managers in world football and a proven winner, having achieved a remarkable level of success in each of Europe’s major leagues. “He is the perfect appointment for us. He embraces our vision for the Club and we are sure that his enthusiasm to take the helm at Goodison together with his tactical abilities and well-renowned man-management will make him successful in this role. This was a clear and exciting decision for the Board to make. It was a unanimous choice and one we were all fully united behind throughout. Carlo has proven time and again, he knows how to build a trophy-winning side and we share the excitement of our fans at the prospect of him leading our team in the years ahead. We’re all greatly looking forward to working with him.” Ancelotti’s feat of winning the Champions League three times underlines his standing as one of world football’s pre-eminent managers. His AC Milan side beat Juventus to win the Champions League in 2003 and he regained the trophy four years later when the San Siro club defeated Liverpool in the final in Athens. The 60-year-old Italian joined Chelsea in 2009 after eight years with Milan, where he also oversaw a Serie A title-winning campaign in 2003/04. He won the Premier League and FA Cup double in his first campaign in English football and, after leaving Chelsea in 2011, went on to end French club Paris Saint-Germain’s 19-year wait for a Ligue 1 title in the 2012/13 season. Two years with Real Madrid brought Ancelotti’s third Champions League triumph - becoming only the third manager to win Europe’s greatest club prize with two different clubs. He went on to succeed Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich and seal the 2016/17 Bundesliga title by a 15-point margin from RB Leipzig. He managed Napoli from May 2018 until December this year, finishing Serie A runners-up to Juventus in his one full season and managing the team to last 16 of CL this season in his last game in charge. He also enjoyed a decorated playing career winning 12 trophies. An attack-minded midfielder, he won two European Cups and two Serie A titles with Milan, another league crown with AS Roma and was capped 26 times by his country. Everton FC |
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Post by Avinalaff on Dec 21, 2019 22:41:04 GMT
So it's official.
Happy?
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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 22, 2019 15:54:16 GMT
Carlo Ancelotti has said that Champions League football must be the target for his new club Everton, who he has described as “one of the greatest clubs in England”.
The Toffees appointed Ancelotti as their permanent new manager on Saturday and the 60-year-old Italian has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract at Goodison Park.
“I’m excited to be here at one of the greatest clubs in England,” Ancelotti told evertontv in his first interview at the club.
“The ambition is for us to try to win and be competitive. The goal is there to reach the Champions League or Europa League.
“Winning honours has to be the dream for this club and for the supporters. I am here to try to do this.”
Ancelotti won the Premier League and FA Cup double at Chelsea in 2010 and is one of only three managers to win Europe’s elite competition on three occasions.
“Our goal is to be competitive in the Premier League, to be towards the top of the table, to be competitive in Europe,” Ancelotti added. “It’s not going to happen straight away, but we have to work for this.
“To Evertonians I would like to say, stay with the team as you always do because it’s really important for the players to have your support.
“I would like to work together with the supporters. My dream is to bring success to this club.”
Elsewhere, Everton director of football Marcel Brands has revealed that Ancelotti’s credentials as a manager were a key reason why the Blues were keen to bring him in
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