Dion Fanning: Whatever you do, do nothing - the Don Carlo philosophy

Most people in football who are described as pragmatists are anything but. They are fatalists, certain that the worst will happen.

LONDON CALLING: Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti attends a press conference this week. Pic: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

When Carlo Ancelotti, improbably, became Everton manager in December 2019, the first thing he did was to do nothing.

His predecessor Marco Silva had been sacked following a 5-2 defeat at Liverpool and Duncan Ferguson had been made caretaker as Everton considered their options.