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title: "Everton fans fume after Carlo Ancelotti’s post-Fulham comments"
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author: "Alex Jones"
section: "Everton News"
published: "2021-02-15T11:00:00Z"
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# Everton fans fume after Carlo Ancelotti’s post-Fulham comments

The gravitas of Sunday’s [2-0 defeat](https://www.skysports.com/everton-results) against relegation battlers Fulham was not lost on Carlo Ancelotti after he was publicly disappointed in his[Everton](https://readeverton.com/?p=41785) side whilst citing a wider concern about their [home form.](https://www.skysports.com/everton-results)

The Toffees manager called upon his team to improve their prospects at Goodison Park following the defeat, but he did tether a note on Everton’s encouraging away form in his post-match interview, which was shared by the [club’s official Twitter channel.](https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1361071969576378370)

> ? | "We have to do better at home. Our form away is really good; at home, it's not good enough."[@MrAncelotti](https://twitter.com/MrAncelotti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)'s [#EVEFUL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EVEFUL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) reaction… [pic.twitter.com/gBJvg8L5hw](https://t.co/gBJvg8L5hw)
>
> — Everton (@Everton) [February 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1361071969576378370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Everton have the fourth-best away record in the Premier League, with 23 of their 37 points coming on the road from seven wins in 11 trips ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/gasttabelle/wettbewerb/GB1/saison_id/2020)). However, just four teams have collected [fewer than their 14 points at home](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/heimtabelle/wettbewerb/GB1/saison_id/2020), with [two wins from their last nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-everton/spielplandatum/verein/29/saison_id/2020/wettbewerb_id/GB1/heim_gast/heim) in the league at Goodison Park.

Ancelotti came under fire for some curious decision-making from a tactical standpoint. For one, the absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin instead saw Gylfi Sigurdsson deployed at centre-forward [out of his natural position](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gylfi-sigurdsson/leistungsdaten/spieler/90466), despite the availability of [Josh King.](https://readeverton.com/2021/02/13/alex-mcleish-tips-josh-king-to-start-for-everton-v-fulham/)

Late on in the second half, the Norwegian featured as a substitute, but the change was too limited to make a decisive impact. Indeed, King had beaten Alphonse Areola at one point, but he was [adjudged to have strayed offside](https://www.skysports.com/football/everton-vs-fulham/429071) following a superb cross from Andre Gomes.

Setting up with a false nine [did little](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-analysis-fulham-embarrass-european-19838814) in the way of adding to Everton’s incisiveness, and a defensive failure to adequately clear their lines aided Fulham’s Josh Maja in scoring two simple tap-ins into an empty net.

These Toffees [took to Twitter](https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1361071969576378370) to voice their fury with Everton’s tactical approach, calling into question the overall integrity of the team’s performance…

> Twitter: @Everton @MrAncelotti Dock there wages.. they don’t deserve to be paid after that. (@seann1878)

> Twitter: @Everton @MrAncelotti Carlo you need to get a grip on the defensive midfielders and teach them that they also have… https://t.co/dUKruUWmC2 (@DixieBlue1878)

> Twitter: @Everton @MrAncelotti Awful tonight Carlo. No excuses, this isn’t the form of a team serious about challenging for Europe (@gibbo59921397)

> Twitter: @Everton @MrAncelotti Can someone ask him way he played 5 midfielders please? (@Williams16Dan)

> Twitter: @Everton @MrAncelotti Not one to have to be negative towards @MrAncelotti but team selection tonight was poor. No… https://t.co/dgOEnsljxw (@BobbyAurora2)

> Twitter: @Everton @MrAncelotti Too much tinkering every game in defence. Unsettles the team. (@LuvEvertonForum)