Carlo Ancelotti implemented interesting tactical tweaks during his Everton coronation.
Seamus Coleman has told Everton’s official website that he had no problem with the positional tweak that Carlo Ancelotti imposed during yesterday’s win over Burnley.
The Toffees got the Ancelotti era off to a good start by beating the Clarets 1-0 at Goodison Park yesterday afternoon.
It was the legendary Italian manager’s first game in charge since being named as Marco Silva’s successor on Merseyside.
And the most interesting element of Ancelotti’s coronation was the tactical change that he made.
Everton alternated between a 4-4-2 and 3-5-2 system depending on when they had possession, with right-back Coleman becoming a centre-back in a three-man defence during the latter.
The 31-year-old has been a right-back for the entirety of his decade-long stint at Goodison, but the Irishman revealed to the club’s official website that he had no issue with what Ancelotti asked.
He said: “I enjoyed it. It was something the manager worked on during the week – when we have the ball to drop into a back three.
“I was happy to do it, we did it for a few days in training and I really enjoyed it actually.”
The games are coming thick and fast for Everton, who go to Newcastle United tomorrow and then visit Premier League champions Manchester City on New Year’s Day.
Seven points from his first three games would be a magnificent start for the former AC Milan and Real Madrid coach, who has won the Champions League on three occasions, but there’s two tricky away trips on the horizon and no Everton fan will be getting ahead of themselves.
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