SM
Barcelona vs. Brann: 4 hrs 19 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Everton

Gylfi Sigurdsson: 'I thought Carlo Ancelotti was joking about deeper position'

:Headline: Gylfi Sigurdsson: 'I thought Carlo Ancelotti was joking about deeper position': ID:394848: from db_amp
The Everton midfielder, usually a number 10, has been deployed in central midfield of late.

Gylfi Sigurdsson thought Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti was joking when the Italian said he envisaged the midfielder playing a deeper position on a longer-term basis.

The Iceland international, usually a number 10, was deployed in central midfield by caretaker boss Duncan Ferguson in the win over Chelsea the day after Marco Silva's sacking in December.

When Ancelotti took over a fortnight later it was something he immediately raised with Sigurdsson, who admits a similar request would not have been welcomed had it come a few years earlier in his career.

"I didn't know if he was joking," Sigurdsson told evertonfc.com. "Carlo is a very experienced and successful manager and we have a good relationship.

"If it had happened five or six years ago, I wouldn't have been too happy but as you mature and gain more experience it is a good challenge to play a new position and think about completely different things.

"There are a lot of things I have to think about in games I've never thought about before; if we are attacking I have to sit back and make sure we are set up defensively if we lose the ball.

"The things I love are scoring goals and getting in the box, getting on the end of crosses and taking up positions where the ball might fall to you.

"It took a couple of games to get used to something different but I have started to enjoy that position."

amp_article__394848 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-03-30 14:32:23:
html db last update - 2021-03-10 07:01:58 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Gylfi Sigurdsson

Click here for more stories about Everton

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .