Anthony Gordon has drawn comparisons between England boss Gareth Southgate and Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti.
The 23-year-old was handed his Premier League debut for Everton as an 18-year-old sub by Ancelotti during his 18-month reign at Goodison Park.
The Italian also gave him his first Blues start after the Covid-enforced break in the 2020/21 campaign.
Gordon was handed his first England cap by Southgate in the March friendly with Brazil at Wembley.
Asked by BBC Radio whether there were similarities between the two managers, Gordon said: “I would say so. They are both very good man-managers, they are very approachable.
“They take the pressure off the football a lot. They’re not too tense during pre-match game and around training .
“They’re always quite light-hearted, and I like that as a player because if everyone is tense during training and we can all feel the pressure – because we’re all nervous, we all feel pressure – so the more people can make the environment comfortable the better.
“They’re very similar in that way.”
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The Newcastle winger scored 11 times in 35 Premier Leagues last season after his move to St James’ Park the previous January.
Gordon revealed the secret to his success is visualisation and writing down his ambitions – something he has done for the past 12 months after helping England under-21s to European Championship glory.
“I’m all for that,” he said. “Deep thinking and really challenging the mind, I love.
“Meditation and visualisation, trying to play the game out before it happens. I set my intentions so in a game things are a lot clearer and easier for me to follow.
“When you’re emotional and tired, you’re probably going to make worst decisions. So if I can set my intentions and visualised them before the game, I can follow a clearer path to my intentions.”
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Publish date : 2024-06-18 16:45:36
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