"Ancelotti messed up", "Got that wrong": Some Everton fans unhappy with treatment of 5 ft 11 man

Everton fans on Twitter disagreed with manager Carlo Ancelotti’s decision not to start and then bring midfielder Tom Davies on in the defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

While Jurgen Klopp decided to make wholesale changes to his team, his Italian counterpart picked a full-strength side at Anfield.

However the decision didn’t pay off as his troops fell to a disappointing 1-0 defeat against their arch-rivals, in a loss that has to be seen as slightly embarrassing given many of the Reds’ star players were absent.

Ancelotti decided to select Morgan Schneiderlin and Gylfi Sigurdsson in the middle of the pitch at the weekend, ahead of the likes of Davies and Fabian Delph, who were both on the substitutes’ bench.

While Delph was introduced in the second half, his Liverpool-born 21-year-old teammate wasn’t introduced, and they certainly missed his passion and work-rate in the centre.

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It wasn’t an impressive display from Schneiderlin and Sigurdsson, who picked up 3/10 and 2/10 ratings respectively for their performances from The Liverpool Echo.

As you can see, Everton supporters weren’t impressed with Davies not being on Ancelotti’s team-sheet.

Davies should of started this

— Mark O’Toole (@Tooley1878) January 5, 2020

Sigurdsson should be nowhere near the XI; Kean should’ve started as should Davies.

— Rodger Armstrong (@rodgerarmstrong) January 5, 2020

What were his alternatives? Davies was the only one who should’ve started there and it doesn’t take away the fact that the person who started over him fully gave up

— Josh (@JL1878_) January 5, 2020

Mate davies should of 100 percent started i agree

— Jordan Carroll (@Jordinho88) January 5, 2020

I don’t know why Davies, Delph and Bernard didn’t start over Sigurdsson, Schneiderlin and Walcott

— Rhys Deans (@deansy_boy) January 5, 2020

yea thought Ancelotti messed up not playing davies today

— tony wardle (@tonywardle10) January 5, 2020

Everton fans many simply said the 5 foot 11 player should have started against Liverpool, others went into a bit more detail as to why.

While they acknowledged that he might not be the best footballer, they believe he would have been good because he at least “has some heart”.

Mistake not to play Davis today, he may not be the answer but has some heart
Mistake to play Walcott period

— stephen harding (@steccoEFC) January 5, 2020

Should have played Davies today Ancelotti got that wrong. At least he would have been arsed

— Dave (@DM_HIGGS) January 5, 2020

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