da 888casino： Everton fans have taken to Twitter to question why Carlo Ancelotti decided to start Gylfi Sigurdsson against Manchester United on Sunday – and they were proven correct to do so.
da realbet： The Iceland international truly hasn’t been at his best this season, scoring just one goal having notched an impressive 13 strikes in the Premier League last term.
Sigurdsson – formerly of Hoffenheim, Swansea and Tottenham – came in for criticism from the Everton supporters on Twitter for his performance against Arsenal last week, while Tony Scott of The Liverpool Echo also had some hard-hitting words for him.
Despite the aforesaid, Ancelotti kept faith with the Toffees No.10 when Manchester United came to visit Goodison Park on Sunday, although he wasn’t repaid by the 30-year-old.
Sigurdsson again failed to deliver a goal or an assist, getting only one of his four shots on target – even that was a late sitter which he perhaps should’ve scored.
He then was at fault for Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late winner being ruled out, as he was sat in an offside position and also obstructing David de Gea’s view in the process.
Let’s see what the Everton fans – who were proven correct – had been saying on Twitter when the lineups were revealed…
To kick off the reaction, Ryan said that Ancelotti’s persistence with the Icelandic attacker is starting to get a little worrying – the Italian has started Sigurdsson in every single game since he first held the reins against Burnley on Boxing Day.
Elsewhere, James Evans simply said that the £45m man shouldn’t be playing against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.
Matt Jones then added that the fact Sigurdsson is playing ahead of Bernard and Alex Iwobi is mad – Bernard had scored a goal and got an assist in recent games against Newcastle and Crystal Palace, so he surely deserved a chance at least.
Lastly, Elliott said that he just doesn’t understand Ancelotti’s thinking behind playing Sigurdsson ahead of other options – as aforesaid, Bernard would be a decent option to replace him.
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Alex then simply expressed his bafflement at the Italian’s persistence with the Iceland star – surely he can’t have many more chances left to impress?
In other news, a journalist has shed some light on why Ancelotti keeps selecting Sigurdsson…