Ancelotti takes on tough challenge as new Everton manager
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Carlo Ancelotti took one of the most challenging jobs of his trophy-filled career when the 60-year-old Italian was hired as manager of relegation-threatened English club Everton on a 4½-year deal on Saturday.
Ancelotti secured a quick return to management – less than two weeks after being fired by Italian team Napoli – as the replacement for Marco Silva at Goodison Park.
A winner of league titles in Italy, England, France and Germany, and also three Champions League titles, Ancelotti will take over one of the most storied clubs in English soccer, but one that has not won a trophy since 1995 and is having its worst season in years.
Everton was 16th in the 20-team Premier League heading into this weekend, three points above the relegation zone, despite being one of the biggest spenders in Europe over the past 3½ years under ambitious majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri.
Ancelotti’s glittering resume includes spells in charge of some of the giants of Europe, including Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. He is used to taking over already-established teams who compete for the biggest honors in the game and have only needed minor tweaking.
He faces a very different challenge at Everton, which secured the last of its nine English league titles in 1987. It is no longer regarded as one of the biggest teams in the country, but is striving to regain former luster under Moshiri with a new $650-million stadium being built on the banks of the River Mersey scheduled to be ready for the start of the 2023-24 season.
Ancelotti saw the scale of the task ahead of him when he attended the team’s listless 0-0 Premier League draw against Arsenal on Saturday as a spectator, the game kicking off an hour after his appointment was announced. He took his seat in the directors’ box between Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright, and was scheduled to meet Everton’s players after the match.
“This is a great club with a rich history and a very passionate fan base,” Ancelotti said. “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.”
It was in the corridors of Goodison Park where Ancelotti was fired by Chelsea an hour after the final game of the 2010-11 league season, having won the Premier League and FA Cup double with the London club the previous season.
Carlo Ancelotti took one of the most challenging jobs of his trophy-filled career when the 60-year-old Italian was hired as manager of relegation-threatened English club Everton on a 4½-year deal on Saturday.
Ancelotti secured a quick return to management – less than two weeks after being fired by Italian team Napoli – as the replacement for Marco Silva at Goodison Park.
A winner of league titles in Italy, England, France and Germany, and also three Champions League titles, Ancelotti will take over one of the most storied clubs in English soccer, but one that has not won a trophy since 1995 and is having its worst season in years.
Everton was 16th in the 20-team Premier League heading into this weekend, three points above the relegation zone, despite being one of the biggest spenders in Europe over the past 3½ years under ambitious majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri.
Ancelotti’s glittering resume includes spells in charge of some of the giants of Europe, including Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. He is used to taking over already-established teams who compete for the biggest honors in the game and have only needed minor tweaking.
He faces a very different challenge at Everton, which secured the last of its nine English league titles in 1987. It is no longer regarded as one of the biggest teams in the country, but is striving to regain former luster under Moshiri with a new $650-million stadium being built on the banks of the River Mersey scheduled to be ready for the start of the 2023-24 season.
Ancelotti saw the scale of the task ahead of him when he attended the team’s listless 0-0 Premier League draw against Arsenal on Saturday as a spectator, the game kicking off an hour after his appointment was announced. He took his seat in the directors’ box between Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright, and was scheduled to meet Everton’s players after the match.
“This is a great club with a rich history and a very passionate fan base,” Ancelotti said. “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.”
It was in the corridors of Goodison Park where Ancelotti was fired by Chelsea an hour after the final game of the 2010-11 league season, having won the Premier League and FA Cup double with the London club the previous season.