2021/22 Frank Lampard

[Saint Domingo]

Can't you watch the game and see clear improvements already though? Benitez's style of play is in no way comparable to Lampard and he had no longevity. I think players will enjoy playing for Lampard + he will get the best out of players unlike FSW. We've seen areas of improvement already and he needs time to build on it.

You’re just looking at the worst part of Benitez by the end. It wasn’t comparable to the football at the beginning, remember the Docuoure through ball to Gray against Burnley?

Just the same way Ancelotti’s performance against Spurs at the start of that season was absolutely nothing like the 5-0 drubbing by City at the end. See Koeman, Silva and Allardyce for comparisons.

We can claim success after a few games if we want but I don’t back these players do it will take more than them turning up for a few homes games to wipe away five years of cowardly crap.

Lampard seems to know what he’s doing though, hopefully that will extend to the summer when he has to be ruthless and turf these players out.

 

[marsh]

Go ed Frank

 

[Toast]

This is great, never seen this guy.

If you could bottle this enthusiasm, you’d be a millionaire.

Great accent too.

He should be at Goodison to announce the teams for one game before we leave.
Would be absolute scenes.

 

[Toffeelover]

I am still trying to come to grips how did we get this man to agree and become our manager.

 

[Toast]

 

[Eggs]

I am still trying to come to grips how did we get this man to agree and become our manager.

…regardless of what some say, Everton is still one of the big club jobs in English football.

 

[TommyDavo]

Derby scraped into the play-offs on the last day and finished 6th, 20 points behind Norwich. They would not have even made it in to the play-offs if Bristol City hadn't fallen apart winning only one of their last 5 games. Derby then faced a Leeds side who had a similar collapse. Taking only one point from their last four games and who were in terrible form.

At Chelsea he inherited an excellent defence that was averaging mid-thirty League goals per season. He dismantled the five at the back, dropped the likes of Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen and Alonso. Not only that he changed from a solid five to a wide open back four. Dropping Rudiger and replacing him with Zouma was bizarre. They went from conceding mid-thirties to mid-fifties in terms of League goals conceded.

Then we come to his Champions League record, I would hardly call losing 7-1 on aggregate in the round of 16 impressive. The bit I don't get is expecting him to be bold and innovative. His tactics are woefully outdated. Teams now look to press high up the pitch. Lampard's answer is to knock it around at the back to give them as much opportunity to win the ball as possible.

Before and after Lampard's tenure Jorginho was the most influential player in Chelsea's team. Week in week out, Jorginho was getting the most touches and was starting attacks. Lampard dropped him and looked to knock it around at the back with Thiago Silva then becoming the dominant player in possesion.

Lampard gets sacked and Jorginho is on the shortlist for the Ballon D'or. Lampard got the Derby job because his uncle Harry was a consultant at Derby. He then gets the Chelsea job after finishing 6th with Derby because rightly so he is a playing legend at Chelsea.

Lampard has done nothing as a manager to even show he is good enough for a job in the Championship, never mind managing a giant like Everton. Far from being a serial winner as a manager, he has won nothing. Benitez was a terrible appointment but Lampard has the potential to be far worse.

Upset much today?

 

[Toffeelover]

…regardless of what some say, Everton is still one of the big club jobs in English football.

That is true Eggs, regardless of our league position we are still and always be one of the big clubs in English football,

 

[rochdaleblue]

I think teams are often a reflection of their manager. Lampard is a confident man whose aggressive (not in a dirty way) in his approach to the game. That was Everton on the pitch today.

 

[Toffeelover]

I think teams are often a reflection of their manager. Lampard is a confident man whose aggressive (not in a dirty way) in his approach to the game. That was Everton on the pitch today.

I think when he was a player for Chelsea that was his and their play back then.

 

[Zeitgeist]

Damn wish I was there today, what an atmosphere. Well done to everyone that went MORE OF THIS PLEASE

 

[rochdaleblue]

…regardless of what some say, Everton is still one of the big club jobs in English football.

I remember only too well how Ferguson turned on benetiz when he called us a small club. He said something along the lines, anyone who knows anything about football knows Everton aren’t a small club.
Of course Lampard isn’t going to say anything different. But he genuinely seems to be privileged to be our manager. His infectious enthusiasm is obviously rubbing off on the players. It’s only a start but long may it continue.

 

[Toffeelover]

Seeing that brings back so many memories.

 

[peteblue]

It was like going back 30 years……well done Frank…..

 

[TommyDavo]

Brave of him to start Iwobi

And justified