Together with a defeat to Manchester United, Everton have now gone through three straight defeats and are no longer brave enough to start the season. Under the downward trend, the voices of doubt have emerged, and it is also a matter of course.
Injury issues up front are a major factor in Everton's record, with the two cores of the front court, James Rodriguez and Rishallisson, who have no substitutes in the team (but with their abilities and playing style, it is difficult to find players who can be their substitutes). In the past three games, James Rodriguez has played with injuries in two games, one with injuries avoided, and Rishalisson has failed to play in three games. The consequences are simple: Everton's firepower plummeted, scoring just two goals in three games, which is very different from the previous five games of 14 goals, coupled with the already unstable defense, can it not fall into decline?
In three games, Ancelotti experimented with three ways to deal with the problem of double nuclear injury in the front court, all of which ended in failure. Against Southampton with Alex Iwobi instead of Richarlison, the result is Alex Iwobi became an attacking black hole, the shot control twist is two different things compared to Richalisson; against Southampton in the second half and against Manchester United, Bernard as the right choice, this sub-performance is slightly better, can replace The Shalisson's breakthrough work, but this son is not good at playing adversity balls, and his physical quality is also two yards compared to the shot and Risalisson.
As for the most excessive experiment, it was the match against Newcastle United, this game James Rodriguez and Risalisson were absent at the same time, Ancelotti actually played retro, discharged the 4321 Christmas tree formation to compete; however, the AC Milan midfielder of that year was selected by Pirlo, Gattuso, Massimo Ambrosini, Kaka and Sidolf, today's Everton, who can copy the functions of any of the above? As a result, in this game, the team's middle road is jammed, Fabian Delphi who appeared in Pirlo's position only knows cross-passing and back-passing, and the defense has not contributed much, becoming Everton's "drag bottle"; Andre Gomez is not in a good position, the performance is not good, and it proves that there is no happiness; as for Gilvey Sigurzsson, he can not replace the function of James Rodriguez, neither can release key passes, nor can he turn the side, the appearance effect is only to make the midfield more congested, but the front line has only Dominique Rodriguez for a long time. Calvert-Lewin alone, naturally alone, is difficult to sound.
The losses of these three games have made Everton fans miss the front court double even more, even if James Rodriguez can play, without Rishalisson's walking position, coupled with the opponent's key greeting, his performance on the court is not as bright as in the previous games.
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Although Ancelotti's three attempts were told by failure, since Everton did not have the right person to replace James Rodriguez and Risalisson, when they were injured or frozen by their opponents, the solution was still only one way. The following two formations, perhaps Ancelotti, could experiment in the near future to lighten the burden of the front-field duo.
One was the switch to a three-centre-back formation, with James Rodriguez playing cards in front, with Risalisson, Dominique Calvot-Lewin and a pair of wing-backs in place. This method can liberate Everton's three sons and a pair of wingbacks, three central defenders and two midfielders with sufficient coverage can make the front court several people attack without much worries, and can also alleviate the problem of frequent mistakes and losses of defenders in numbers, and increase the number of backcourt points, so that the defender and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford can play more comfortably. Even if James Rodriguez is not in the squad, the midfield can be organized to the flanks and avoid the problem of traffic jams in the middle.
The second is to play offensive football, in a 4231 formation, with James Rodriguez in the middle, a pair of wingers to ensure the participation of the frontcourt personnel, and a pair of full-backs can also pull the side, making the attack more three-dimensional. Even if James Rodriguez is not in the squad, Alex Iwobi can replace him (I often feel that Alex Iwobi's current ability is more suitable for the position of forward). The problem with this squad is that there are not enough defenders, and the midfield needs to focus more on defense, but the offensive ability of these Everton midfielders is shaking their heads and sighing, and perhaps focusing on defense will be a better way out.
As you may have noticed, I have often emphasized that James Rodriguez and Rishalisson are dual-core, so how can I only talk about how James Rodriguez can be replaced, but do not mention Rishalisson? The reason is simple: Looking at Everton's current manpower and tactics, I can't think of any way to fill his vacancy, and Ancelotti seems to have this annoyance at the moment. However, an all-round player who can pan, can burst, shoot, defend, can strike, and wing, of course, is difficult to replace, and it is difficult for the entire football world to find players who are similar in rank and willing to join Everton. So, Ancelotti's immediate priority is to establish a "plan B" without James Rodriguez and Risalisson, and to minimize the impact of the two in case they are absent. Of course, Xiaobian also understands that Without these two Everton, the strength is only a mid-level team. Everton fans only pray more, hoping that the two will stay away from injuries and work together with MEGA (Make Everton Great Again make Everton great again).