Carlo Ancelotti has argued that Everton’s season will not be defined by their battle with the top teams…but by the progress made behind the scenes.
And the Blues boss explained that the chance to continue his working relationship with Director of Football Marcel Brands - who looks set to extend a contract with the club that expires at the end of the campaign - will be a key factor in the club realising their ambitions.
Everton face Premier League leaders Manchester City on Wednesday with an unenviable run of just one win in their last 14 games against them, but the Italian has looked past their dismal record, to explain that progress has been made…and Brands is integral to that. "I think they are not the games that are going to decide our
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