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Who are the best Everton players to consider under Ancelotti?

Carlo Ancelotti has already had a positive impact on Everton since arriving at the club – but he may have some work to do if he is to convince Fantasy Premier League managers to trust his players.

The Toffees have often set traps for those of us playing FPL in recent years but can the appointment of a truly elite-level manager finally spell an end to all that.

We will go over recent matches under Ancelotti to find out whether or not he has already helped some assets establish themselves on the Fantasy radar.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area, only those who are signed up either on a season-long or monthly Membership can access it in full.

What has Ancelotti changed?

After Duncan Ferguson introduced a Mike Bassett-inspired 4-4-2 system for his period as interim manager, Ancelotti has made further changes.

That formation was rolled out for the 2-1 win at Newcastle in Gameweek 20 but in the other three matches, the Italian has taken charge of he has preferred a three-man defence and wing-backs.

In his first game at the helm, Ancelotti went with a 3-4-1-2 with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.9m) and Richarlison (£8.0m) up-front, but for the Gameweek 21 defeat at Manchester City he tweaked it to a 3-5-2.

A 3-4-2-1/3-4-3 was used against Liverpool in the FA Cup although considering it led to a largely full-strength Everton side were poor against a Liverpool’s second-string line-up Ancelotti may be unlikely to stick with that formation.

Although he has preferred to tinker from one game to the next, which, considering the fixtures he has been faced with so far, seems sensible, there are a few consistent elements which should be of note to Fantasy managers.

Calvert-Lewin has featured up-front in every match so far, while Richarlison has featured heavily too. However, the Brazilian has not always been up-front. He played in a two-man front-line against Burnley, Newcastle and Manchester City but was on the flanks at Anfield in the FA Cup.

When Ancelotti has rolled out a three-man defence it has always included Mason Holgate (£4.4m), Yerry Mina (£5.3m) and Seamus Coleman (£5.3m) with Djibril Sidibé (£5.4m) and Lucas Digne (£5.7m) used as advanced full-backs.

These changes, among others, have largely led to positive results, if not necessarily performances to match.

Ancelotti won both of his first two matches in charge, against Burnley and at Newcastle but then lost at Manchester City and Liverpool, although some would argue there shouldn’t be huge shame in that if it weren’t for relatively poor displays at the Etihad Stadium and Anfield respectively.

Gameweeks 1 to 18 (left) compared with Gameweeks 19 to 21 (right)

Either way, there have been improvements across the board so far.

After registering just 1.1 goal per game in the first 18 matches of the season, Everton are up to 1.3 per game since Ancelotti took over.

Clean sheets have risen from 0.2 per game to 0.3 while goals conceded have dropped from 1.6 per game to 1.0.

The question on Fantasy managers’ lips is, of course, what impact Ancelotti can have on Everton assets long-term, which is why we need to go deeper than these numbers.

In order to do that we’ll be delving into the underlying statistics, although there are one or two caveats on the data used.

Ancelotti has been in charge at Everton for three league matches, so far, a slightly smaller sample size than we had to assess Nigel Pearson at Watford earlier this week.

Furthermore, of these three Premier League matches, only one has taken place at Goodison Park, Ancelotti’s last three all taking Everton on the road to Newcastle, Manchester City and Liverpool.

What has happened to Everton’s goal threat?

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  1. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So people are selling Rashford for Ings this time , when one has NOR and one has lei ,this is nonsense, 17 returns v 14 returns, please explain guys.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The way United are going, they won't score vs Norwich.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Been rubbish all season mate tbf and they are playing Manchester City atm, Utd will beat Norwich easily

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          United on their worst are far worse than Norwich

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hasn't got any attacking returns in 1 half vs Man City.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Oh now I see muahaha lol.

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I’m jumping off Rashford for Aguero for next 2 games - and then goes for Ings to jump on Salah Mané double. I like Rashford and if he had decent players around him could be best striker in league

    4. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I am keeping for a bit.
      United are so up and down I expect them to do well against Norwich.

  2. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lingard is stealing a living. Absolutely horrible on every level. It makes me so angry that he gets to play for United. I think he is my least favourite player ever - not sure why he angers me so much!

    United are an absolute embarrassment currently. The amount of money spent since Fergie left and how abysmal and threadbare the current squad is is astonishing. The club must be rotten to its core and is going to need huge change, innovation, investment and time to get back to the glory days. One thing is for sure there are a lot of years in the wilderness left to come.

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That can be said of a lot of players. Giroud and Mata are saying hi. 😉

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not stealing a living anymore than solskjaer is.

      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly. And Lingard doesn't pick himself. He must be putting in some good effort in training.

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lingard should be dropped in the middle of the pacific ocean with cement feet

    4. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Moyes - Fellaini 27m, Mata 38m

      LVG - di Maria 60m, Martial 50m, Shaw 30m, Herrera 30m, Schneiderlin 30m, Depay 35m, Rojo 15m, Darmian 15m, Schweinstiger 15m, Falcao loan

      Mourinho - Pogba 89m, Lukaku 75m, Ibra free, Fred 50m, Matic 40m, Mkhi 35m, Bailly 35m, Lindelof 35m, Dalot 20m, Sanchez free

      OGS - James 15m, Maguire 80m, AWB 50m

      They need a DOF more than a manager. How many of the above signings have been a success?

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        We've needed a DoF for years but Woodward loves being in charge of transfers, I don't think he ever had any intention of recruiting one when the press were briefed that we were looking last year.

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          He's delivered every manager their first choice signing to be fair to him

          At the time club record for ADM
          At the time world record for Pogba
          At the time world striker record for Lukaku
          World record for Maguire

    5. AD2110
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hahah I feel exactly the same about Lingard. Don’t know why he makes me so angry. That flute celebration he did a while back topped it off

  3. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Are Utd going to suffer for 30 years like Liverpool have

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They would know, they went 41 years without winning the title.

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Probably. New cycle has begun.

    3. NUFCAndrew
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully

    4. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Glazer's need to take a page from John Henry.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        They don't care as long as we're increasing revenue.

        1. AuFeld
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Pretty sure there is a decrease in revenue without the CL.

    5. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Would amaze me but I don't see them win the title in the next 5 years. So 2025 the earliest which would mean 12 years.

  4. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Pep.....no need to send KDB out for the 2nd half mate.....be a good lad and let him rest up ..

    1. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah. KDB off, Foden on. Ginger Kev needs a rest

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Might need to reconsider Cantwell 1st sub this weekend.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      May buy a Norwich defender or Krul for the 6 points.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        So I should play Hanley and Cantwell, bench Rashford and Martial haha?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          No brainer 😉

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Done haha

            1. Baps hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Easy to do now and easy to reverse 😉

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          “Haha”

          Yeah do

    2. Jarnathan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He will play well - he's already been linked with United so may want to show them what he's capable of 😛

  6. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Manchester is red!

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Stretford is

  7. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who scores the most this week?

    A). Rashford (NOR)
    B). Deeney (bou)

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford

    2. NUFCAndrew
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rashy

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Can see Deeney outscoring Rashford this week

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Deeney easy

  8. NUFCAndrew
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC side?

    McCarthy Elliot

    TAA Soy Lund Dunk Holgate

    Salah Mane KDB Grealish Luiz

    Vardy Ings DCL

  9. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Rio Ferdinand in March: “Man United might not thank me but get the contract out, put it on the table, let him sign it and let him write whatever numbers he wants to put on there given what he’s done now since he’s come in.
    Let him sign the contract. Ole’s at the wheel man, he’s doing his thing, Man United are back.”

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hahahahahahahahah

    2. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      .... Back in a relegation fight if this form continues. Loving every minute of it.

    3. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Talk about context.

    4. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rio isn’t the brightest

  10. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Are lingard and perriera gud for any other PL side ? Sign some players ffs

    1. NUFCAndrew
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Both tragic

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Depends which way the wind blows

    3. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      May be not. But are Giroud and Mata?

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I'd play Mata as the 10 instead of Lingard

        1. Tinkermania
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          A professional manager wouldn't.

          1. The Big Fella
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            You were saying?

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lingard wouldn’t get into my team fact

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lingard might get into some league 2 teams

    6. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Genuinely don't get what they see in Perriera

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Good news for United. The Instagram influencer is off

    Bad news for United, matic is on

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Pogba played?

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Good job he's signed with Raiola - nobody else could find him a new club

  12. Deus
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Gtg?

    Ryan
    Robbo soy lund rico
    Salah mane martial (c) kdb
    Vardy (vc) ings

    Button grealish greenwood kelly

    0.8 itb

    1. mcginnntonic
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      taa over robbo? or Kelly/rico down to 3.9 and the other one of them up to Gomez?

    2. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don't captain Martial
      United are rubbish

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      EVER! 😀

    2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This didn't age well

    3. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It's human to be wrong.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        And stupid, foolish and an idiot

        1. AuFeld
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I might as well post a "drain the swamp" chant circa 2016 and point out how wrong that was.

  13. Union_Jacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sarr or Willian?

    1. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sarr

  14. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I have one week to punt on a mid 9.6 or less.

    Currently have Alli and seriously considering D Silva who would you go for?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Maddison

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Should have put my mid is: Madds, Salah, KDB, Cantwell. _____

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah, sound good then. Or richarlison punt.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'm doing the same as a two week punt, I'd like to get a City mid but it's such a minefield and I really need them to start both games, if I was only considering for one week then I'd go for DSilva.

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I've thought about Mahrez but tough to know if he'll start, where as I think D Silva is more certain.

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling just seems so awkward when lining up for a shot

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He has too much time to think

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      *when doing pretty much anything.

      Running and passing too ahah.

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It's all about the T-rex jazz hands.

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Laporte back in training, Sane back maybe by end of the month.
    Damn City, You Scary!

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Should secure 2nd place

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nah, United are poor. City have not been the force they were this season. They might nick the Champions league though.

  17. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    You won’t get past the Fernandinho the friendly

  18. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bernardo Silva has scored more goals in his last two games at Old Trafford than Jesse Lingard has managed in his last two seasons.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      😆

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    With hindsight the Ferdinand quote is hilarious it's true, and he was probably a bit over the top.

    But in fairness off the back of the results they had both in the league and the shock win in Paris leading up to it, I thought Ole deserved a shot at the managerial position as well, at least / if only til summer.

    Shame it's been pretty much a complete bottle job since, save the odd good result.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It was hilarious at the time too

  20. McSlu
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alli to who for the next two
    A: maddy
    B: rich
    C: mahrez
    D: ?

    Have 9.9 to spend, then switch to mane

    Front 8
    Salah, KDB, grealish, dendo, x
    Rash, ings, vardy

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B for a punt.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Keep this week

      1. McSlu
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Really, even against Pool?

  21. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That should be a free kick to City

    Mahrez did Williams a big favour

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      And a yellow atleast

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    United haven't conceded in the second half yet

    #olein

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Oh Golly Ole

  23. Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Start 2 of these:
    A) Pereira
    B) Sidibe
    C) Lund
    D) Rico

    At the mo I'm on Pereira and Sidibe to accompany TAA. But Lund worries me

  24. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Utd must be secretly delighted there is a 3 week gap to the 2nd leg.

  25. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mike Dean give a foul to Phil Jones for pulling Sterling’s shirt

    Surely that was a clear and obvious error and VAR should have reversed it

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Fred off frees 🙁

    1. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wilma impressed

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why does everyone give lingard such a hard time?

      He's not a great player but he isn't the one picking the team.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Scapegoat

        Every club bully a player effectively, Lingard is United's victim

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Because his attitude is rotten. The embodiment of the modern man child footballer.

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ole worst stats as United boss in 40 years... What kind of deluded fans still support this tactically clueless ventriloquist muppet?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Liverpool, City, Chelsea, Arsenal...

        We’re all fully behind Ole!

      2. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Doesn't rock the boat.
        Explayer etc. so seems to be a blank cheque with some

    4. Kizza_10
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Should I take the -4 hit on these transfers ? I do already own TAA

      Out: Alli & Janmaat

      In: Grealish & Robertson

      1. nolard
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You still have time before the DGW, why not do only one now?