Carlo Ancelotti uses ‘Lionel Messi’ strategy to help Everton players prepare for Man City

Carlo Ancelotti says he has employed an analogous pre-match approach he used on his Actual Madrid gamers to assist Everton put together for the go to of Manchester Metropolis – do not speak about their greatest gamers!

The Blues boss says he refused to speak about Lionel Messi forward of video games with Barcelona for concern of leaving his squad “scared”.

Ancelotti concedes Man Metropolis are taking part in in a fashion which makes them seem “unbeatable” at current however has vowed to sort out tomorrow night time’s recreation with a unique technique to the one he used within the league recreation final month, when Everton misplaced 3-1.

However he says one factor won’t ever change, and that’s his coverage of speaking concerning the opposition an excessive amount of – particularly when they’re nearly as good as Metropolis.

“Once we performed a variety of time once I was in Madrid in opposition to Messi – who was probably the greatest opponents – don’t speak about Messi to the gamers,” Ancelotti stated.

“They’re going to be scared. I attempt to not discuss an excessive amount of about Manchester Metropolis. Everybody is aware of the gamers and the standard of the people and the standard of the crew. Deal with what you must do. I’m glad as a result of this week it labored nicely. I don’t know if tomorrow we will present the identical high quality as in coaching, however I hope so.”

He added: “I believe on this interval from the beginning of the season till now we present some high quality, possibly technical high quality was typically good and never so good, however we confirmed spirit and received tough video games. For such a recreation you must present your high quality and never attempt to defend the standard of the opponent. Present your individual high quality. In case you focus in your recreation you don’t have to fret an excessive amount of about your opponent.”

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Everton drew stage in February’s league recreation however succumbed to 2 second-half objectives at Goodison which allowed Metropolis to win the sport comfortably.

Ancelotti, who may have Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Allan obtainable for tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final after they missed the league recreation with Metropolis, says the crew’s ways might be completely different.

“It must be completely different as a result of within the league recreation,” he declared.

“It’s true we competed however the truth that it’s a knockout it is going to be a unique thought concerning the recreation. We’ve got ready a unique technique and I hope this technique goes to work.”

He concluded: “We’ve got to be targeted on what we wish to do on the pitch and neglect concerning the high quality of Manchester Metropolis. Everybody is aware of. We’ve got to be targeted on ourselves and what we wish to do, use a great perspective and a great spirit. It’s a knockout, possibly the sport might be 90 minutes lengthy, possibly two hours and possibly it’s going to go to penalties, you by no means know. “Man Metropolis feels unbeatable on this second however within the historical past of soccer no crew is unbeatable.”