Many Everton fans have been left to laud some comments made by Carlo Ancelotti ahead of their tie at Chelsea in the Premier League on Monday evening.
As per the official website of the Goodison Park faithful, the Italian boss said: "I am really happy to be the manager of this team and these players. I feel these players follow me. They have a lot of respect for my idea."
The fact that Ancelotti is happy to be managing the Merseyside club is great to hear for Toffees supporters given his pedigree in the game, managing the likes of AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid.
The Blues do not have as much pedigree in Europe as some of the previous sides that he has managed, and so it really is a project to try and get EFC to that kind of level with him in charge.
Nonetheless, Ancelotti has done very well since taking charge at Everton, as they push to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the 2021/22 term.
Everton fan reaction to Ancelotti comments
These Everton fans lauded his comments on Twitter:
"Not enough superlatives to offer this man. The Don, The Professor, The Master Tactician, Mr. Champions League, Carlo Magnifico. Feel free to add anymore. Ancelotti wins Italian Style. Will do for me. He knows who he wants in the summer as well. Will keep us guessing. NSNO."
"Not only does he man manage the players he knows how to man manage the supporters too. Simple words but they mean so much"
"But who’s not going to love and respect this wonderful and caring man? I do...…"
"Best manager we've had in my lifetime. Wouldn't swap him for anyone"