We’re both truly stuck on Toffees
DAD’S SO HUNGRY TO REPAY THE FANS
CARLO ANCELOTTI wants to write his own chapter of Everton history, according to his son.
Davide Ancelotti, who is also the No2 at Goodison Park, revealed that he and his father have been moved by the passion and backing of the Merseyside club’s supporters and want to repay them.
Ancelotti jnr first joined his dad’s backroom staff as a fitness coach at Paris Saint-Germain before performing a similar role at Real Madrid.
And his impressive CV was bolstered further when he was promoted to assistant manager under the three-time Champions League-winning boss at Bayern Munich.
Davide also took on the same role when his dad moved on to Napoli.
The 30-year-old Italian has experienced life at some of the biggest clubs in world football, but he says the pair were blown away by the reception they received when they joined the Toffees and are desperate to deliver success to the fans.
“When we arrived, one of the first things you hear is that it is the people’s club,” said Davide.
“It’s important and you can feel it every day working at Finch Farm.
“Every day the manager is doing everything in his power to write his name, even in a small part of this club.
“For us coaching staff, our dream is to do it with him. We are trying to co-operate and support him, our ambition is the same.”
The Ancelottis can do little right now, though, with the country in lockdown and Everton still training individually, overseen by medical director Danny Donachie, above.
But the former AC Milan youth player claims the club are geared up ready to resume playing when the Government gives the go-ahead for football to return, even if matches are played behind closed doors. “We all look forward to being back – we are ready when the Government says it is safe,” said Ancelotti jnr.
“We are still lucky because there are workers who are in a really difficult situation, so we just need to wait and do our job when it is required.”
He and his dad, who won the Champions League twice with AC Milan and once with Real, had the impact of the coronavirus crisis spelt out to them by the plight of his 87-year-old grandmother, who has been stuck in isolation since December.
“My grandma in Italy was alone – she is 87, so it is risky for her – and from Christmas she is at home,” he explained.
“She hasn’t gone out. It is a lot of time and really sad because she can’t do anything. You can help from abroad but it is not the same.
“We received a lot of information at the start of the crisis from family back in Italy that this situation was really serious. We didn’t have this feeling in the UK until this moment.”