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Davide Ancelotti lifts lid on true Everton feelings and David Moyes present The former Everton coach and son of the club's ex-manager Carlo Ancelotti was back on Merseyside with Lille at the weekend Lille head coach Davide Ancelotti – son of former Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti – has tipped the Blues to have an impressive season in the Premier League. Trailing to a first-half penalty from Iliman Ndiaye, Lille secured a last-gasp draw at Hill Dickinson Stadium through a stoppage-time equaliser by Hakon Haraldsson. Ancelotti Jnr, who worked as a fitness coach at Everton during his father’s Goodison Park tenure, was delighted to return to Everton at their new home on the Mersey waterfront. The 37-year-old said after the 1-1 draw: “It’s fantastic to be back at Everton. I came here in February to watch the game against Bournemouth and saw some good faces and good friends, it was really, really nice. “Everton have a really experienced manager that will, I think, make the team win games. “It is a team that has really good players, who are strong in duels and second balls. It is a team that is really competitive and knows how to win games, as they did last season and they will do this season, I’m sure. “I’m going now to see David Moyes. I bought him a good bottle of wine from France.” Asked if it was one from his dad’s collection, Ancelotti said: “No, no, no. I do not have as much money as my father!” In terms of what Everton means to him, the Parma-born coach, who also worked under his father at Bayern Munich, Napoli, Real Madrid and the Brazil national team, said: “It’s been a fantastic experience. I learned a lot. “I created good relationships with everyone. With the staff, it’s a real family environment, there is a lot of sense of belonging. “It’s a really, really good club. For me, it’s been a fantastic experience, even though we didn’t have the fans (because of covid). “We had the fans just for a few games. The fans made it special.”