2021/22 Frank Lampard

[davek]

He wouldn't have been my choice. I'd have taken the more experienced Pereira in a straight pick with them both.

That said, let's get serious here: the feller has had 6 PL games to turn around a squad of players who's confidence was on the floor. I'll repeat that...6 PL games.

Out of those 6 PL games we beat Leeds comfortably, had desperate bad luck not to get a point off the champions, lost by the odd goal yesterday in a game we could easily have got something out of and would have done if Richarlison had his scoring boots on. Newcastle, S'ton and Spurs were all away games and we know how well we've been doing there this season. Oh, and he's navigated us progress in two cup ties.

WTF were everyone expecting of him with this lot?

Overall I think he's done 6/10 so far. Easy

I do agree with the comments above that he needs to cut out the talk about the situation being poor when he arrived - which does look like deflecting blame - he's right about that: it was dire...but it needs cutting out nonetheless.

 

[kenada_blue]

Not just me then?

It's like he's continually arse covering now. It's not ideal.

I don't think he is, I think he's just struggling to implement what he wants with these players and it's not working just like it didn't work before he got in.

The bottom line for him and for Benitez also was to swallow ego, pride, and treat this squad as a non league outfit going up against professionals. Defence first, pack a midifield, stop losing games.

I'd have thought Lampard would've clocked on to this quicker where as Benitez never would (and blame everyone else). He just hasn't.

 

[rstevens]

He wouldn't have been my choice. I'd have taken the more experienced Pereira in a straight pick with them both.

That said: let's get serious here: the feller has had 6 PL games to turn around a squad of players who's confidence was on the floor. I'll repeat that...6 PL games.

Out of those 6 PL games we beat Leeds comfortably, had desperate bad luck not to get a point off the champions, lost by the odd goal yesterday in a game we could easily have got something out of and would have done if Richarlison had his scoring boots on. Newcastle, S'ton and Spurs were all away games and we know how well we've been doing there this season. Oh, and he's navigated us progress in two cup ties.

WTF were everyone expecting of him with this lot?

Overall I think he's done 6/10 so far.

I do agree with the comments above that he needs to cut out the talk about the situation being poor when he arrived - which does look like deflecting blame - he's right about that...but it needs cutting out nonetheless.

Worst start for an Everton manager in our history, worst win percentage in the top 6 leagues in Europe. 0.5 points per game.

He has had a shocking start lad, no point spinning it into anything else. He will know this himself and will know it isn’t good enough. - it isn’t.

Again not all his fault - he has a terrible bunch of players to manage.

 

[davek]

Worst start for an Everton manager in our history, worst win percentage in the top 6 leagues in Europe. 0.5 points per game.

He has had a shocking start lad, no point spinning it into anything else. He will know this himself and will know it isn’t good enough. - it isn’t.

Again not all his fault - he has a terrible bunch of players to manage.

Ha ha ha ha.

Hopeless.

 

[Brownie]

It's been the same with every manager. They have a few games trying out different systems and none of them works. Then they end up playing a defensive formation and try to counter attack.

It's inevitable. The squad is big in numbers but low in quality, and there are so many players that don't fit together it's amazing. Woeful recruitment.

 

[rstevens]

Ha ha ha ha.

Hopeless.

What’s hopeless? The truth? How can anyone say it’s been a good start? Or a 6/10?

it hasn’t been a good start, its just been a continuation of what was served up before. it’s 95% the players fault. But lampard hadn’t managed to change anything. infact it’s gotten worse in terms of PPG, our league position, how close we are to the relegation spots etc

 

[gwladysnight]

I just wish people would stop with the nonsense that none of this is Lampards fault. When we sacked Benitez we were six points off the drop zone with two games in hand. We were also six points off 11th place Palace with two games in hand.

Newcastle were in 19th place 7 points behind us having played a game more. They are now 9 points ahead of us having played two games more.

It is Lampard and his terrible tactics that have taken us to the edge of the drop zone with his 3 points out of a possible 18.

 

[blu87554]

Worst start for an Everton manager in our history, worst win percentage in the top 6 leagues in Europe. 0.5 points per game.

He has had a shocking start lad, no point spinning it into anything else. He will know this himself and will know it isn’t good enough. - it isn’t.

Again not all his fault - he has a terrible bunch of players to manage.

Stepping into mid season doesnt help, but you get the idea he hasnt seen any of these players work the last few months. Why bother testing Keane when the evidence he isnt what he once was, is plain to see?

Also the talk of 'plenty of games left'' doesnt give much hope. 13 games and at least 6 or 7 vs teams so much better and ahead its not even funny. We gonna have a spurs day at all of them?

Its dig in time, 10 players behind the ball, play for a draw and hope for the best. This is how Wolves, West Ham, etc managed to lift their skinny arses up the table.

 

[luuk_deventer]

Not just me then?

It's like he's continually arse covering now. It's not ideal.

Getting his excuses in early.

 

[rstevens]

Stepping into mid season doesnt help, but you get the idea he hasnt seen any of these players work the last few months. Why bother testing Keane when the evidence he isnt what he once was, is plain to see?

Also the talk of 'plenty of games left'' doesnt give much hope. 13 games and at least 6 or 7 vs teams so much better and ahead its not even funny. We gonna have a spurs day at all of them?

Its dig in time, 10 players behind the ball, play for a draw and hope for the best. This is how Wolves, West Ham, etc managed to lift their skinny arses up the table.

That’s the scary part for me about lampard, I didn’t want him at all because he likes free flowing attacking football And he can’t organise a defence to save his life.

Those two single things are terrible for a relegation scrap. Every point matters yet he is trying to go toe to toe with teams. We simply don’t have the footballers to play the way he wants. Our players don’t have the football IQ to be changing formations each week.

we needed a manager who would see we have a set of limited players and we need to play a scrappy way, ten men behind the ball. It would be ugly, but relegation scraps are.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I'm sticking with him regardless of what happens. He has no chance with the lack of commitment from this squad. It's not him, or Edwards, or Clement, or Cole who are bottling challenges and allowing free headers.

I'm fed up with these players. They should be called out publicly every single week until they grow some backbone.

 

[rstevens]

I'm sticking with him regardless of what happens. He has no chance with the lack of commitment from this squad. It's not him, or Edwards, or Clement, or Cole who are bottling challenges and allowing free headers.

I'm fed up with these players. They should be called out publicly every single week until they grow some backbone.

We can’t afford to go down though, and we can’t afford to give him time to learn on the job. He was never experienced enough for the position we found ourselves in. I would have loved him next season, to build on something etc

But it was a terrible choice of management for relegation battle. All probably too late now though.

 

[Bluerover]

I'm sticking with him regardless of what happens. He has no chance with the lack of commitment from this squad. It's not him, or Edwards, or Clement, or Cole who are bottling challenges and allowing free headers.

I'm fed up with these players. They should be called out publicly every single week until they grow some backbone.

We should stop paying them until they produce some sort of performance. Atrocious that they continue to get those salaries while producing zero.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Worse, after just the 2nd or 3rd defeat he started to publicly blame the players. Again he blames the players yesterday. He did the same at Chelsea. never is it his own fault.

Well, look at who he learned from. Ranieri and Mourinho were serial job-hoppers, in part because of their tendency to deflect blame. The rest were Abramovich's infamous revolving door, with Carlo being the only one to manage for two seasons in between Mourinho's stints.

I'm sure he learned some things from his father and 'Arry as well, but it doesn't really surprise me that he's the type to call out the players after poor performances rather than keep dirty laundry in-house.

 

[rstevens]

We should stop paying them until they produce some sort of performance. Atrocious that they continue to get those salaries while producing zero.

They are all utter snakes lad.