Seasons2020-21Everton News
Ancelotti welcomes changes to subs rule
A majority of the top flight's member clubs voted this week to increase the number of subs allowed as a compromise to the proposal, unpopular among the League's smaller clubs, to reinstate the allowance for up to five substitutions to be made during a match.
“Nine subs is really good news," the Everton boss said. "It's really difficult to leave players out of the squad so having a bigger bench means more players can be involved and the manager can have more choices to [make] substitutions.”
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2 Posted 19/12/2020 at 10:08:22
Additions to the squad he used for the last 2 games (minus Allan) could include Delph (or is he injured?) along with Coleman, Nkounkou (surely not!), Branthwaite... and of course Lössl or Virginia, as we know Carlo likes to have 3 goalies in the squad in these circumstances!
3 Posted 19/12/2020 at 13:06:42
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4 Posted 19/12/2020 at 13:26:10
On the question of five subs, as he has expressed before, he is at best indifferent to it. In a nice side swipe at the likes of Klopp, he said (and I'm paraphrasing, not quoting him verbatim):
'If you are concerned about a player's fatigue, don't play him. Select another player. Five subs is an exaggeration. It can upset the momentum and balance of the team too much.
'Nine subs on the bench is fine. It keeps squad players involved and gives the manager more options [using 3 subs only] to change things.'
He was also asked directly if, as 'evidenced' by Everton getting two clean sheets in James' absence, that the team is better defensively without the Colombian.
Carlo simply laughed. 'No! Not at all! We got a clean sheet at Spurs with James in the team. Our clean sheets are more due to better concentration, not because James is not playing.'
He was also very fulsome in his praise for both Iwobi and Doucoure.
5 Posted 19/12/2020 at 14:05:42
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