The Everton has become one of the sensation teams of the current season in the English Premier League. The signings they made in both markets, the continuity of Carlo Ancelotti and the unstable situation of several Big-Six teams have placed the Toffees in a privileged situation at this time of the season, to the point of fighting for qualifying places in the next UEFA Champions League.
The team led by the Italian coach is in seventh position in the table with 43 points (the same as Liverpool, which is sixth) with one game less than Chelsea, West Ham United and Liverpool. If he manages to win the game he has pending, he would be in fourth position in the table and even come very close to Manchester United and Leicester City, second and third respectively.
Qualifying for the next edition of the UEFA Champions League would be a resounding success for a project that aimed to compete for a place to qualify for the UEFA Europa League. But the very instability of your rivals can complicate the process, although they depend on themselves at this moment to achieve it.
Everton have become a team capable of adapting to different situations in the games and the season. Ancelotti turned it into a team capable of playing in different ways (direct play with withdrawal, high pressure with associative play, aggressive offensive transitions) and with different game systems (4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 3 -5-2, 5-4-1), which raises it to a level capable of competing against the greats of England.
On the other hand, names like Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Lucas Digne, Abdoulaye Doucouré, James Rodríguez and Richarlison have been appearing at specific moments to serve as team leaders. And they have also had support from names like Holgate, Keane, André Gomes, Allan and company. A team with variants both individually and from the board.
OPINION: Can you qualify for the UEFA Champions League?
Despite depending on himself to qualify, it seems difficult for Everton to be able to get a place in the next edition of the UEFA Champions League. It does not have the quality of the great teams in England, the same thing that happened to Leicester City last season and what could happen to West Ham United.
Everton is a project that is growing so that, in the long term, it will once again become one of the greats of the Premier League. But, at this moment, it is still far from that level.
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