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Niko Kovac
Lucien Favre
Both of these were available however our brainless board can't look beyond "prem experience"
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
"Of course, many predicted Lampard’s Everton would be defensively vulnerable.".....erm, yeah, because they were 'kin tripe when he arrived here.A not very kind article......
Everton fans made clear who they wanted as the club’s new manager.
With the relatively unknown Vitor Pereira reportedly on the brink of taking over, Goodison Park was tagged with a graffiti message that read: “Pereira out, Lampard in.”
Having been ignored in the appointment of Rafael Benitez, the supporters got their way and Lampard was appointed. It might have been better had they been ignored again.
Lampard has done nothing to guide Everton away from trouble. In fact, the Toffees find themselves in a stickier situation now than at any other stage of the season with Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to West Ham leaving them just three points above the drop zone.
The fear of relegation has never been greater.
Nine defeats in 11 league games (six in eight under Lampard) have sent Everton into free-fall.
The Merseyside outfit could hardly be in worse shape. Offensively, they are reliant on individual ability to create opportunities with no discernible pattern to their attacking play.
This is illustrated in their average of just 0.50 expected goals (xG) per Premier League game under Lampard.
Defensively, they are just as weak, conceding an average of 1.85 expected goals against (xGA) since the change in manager. Individual errors, like the one that led to Jarrod Bowen’s winner on Sunday, have cost Everton, but Lampard has failed to implement a system to guard against these lapses.
Bowen’s goal provided a demonstration of the fragility of Everton’s structure. Michael Keane is most commonly tasked with bringing the ball out from the back (only Abdoulaye Doucoure has averaged more passes than Keane per Premier League match this season), and he did this a number of times against West Ham.
However, when a poor touch by Alex Iwobi gave West Ham possession, Keane was left high and dry. No protection was offered by the full backs or a midfield anchor dropping deep to maintain the structure.
Almost immediately, West Ham had a three-on-three situation with the two full backs stretched wide.
The way Lampard set up his midfield set up Everton to play in quick transition with Iwobi selected as part of the central three to carry the ball forward and create overloads. However, this approach played into West Ham’s hands with the home team most effective when they have space to burst into - Everton gave them plenty of space.
Of course, many predicted Lampard’s Everton would be defensively vulnerable. After all, this is how Chelsea played under the former midfielder, but at least his Blues side carried a threat in the opposition half.
His Toffees side only appear muddled in their thinking when they reach the final third.
Only six teams (Norwich, Burnley, Wolves, Crystal Palace, Watford and Brentford) have averaged fewer shots per game than Everton (11.8) so far this season.
Under Benitez, the Toffees were somewhat one-dimension in their plan to get crosses into the box, but at least this gave them a funnel into the box. Now, Everton are completely toothless.
Slow lateral passing did little to unsettle West Ham, especially with Everton so loose in possession throughout the match - countless passes missed their target. Iwobi did indeed carry the ball forward at times, but there wasn’t much of an outlet ahead of him.
When Everton had control of the ball, it was without any purpose. When they lost it, there was no safety net.
Richarlison got in behind once or twice, but his movement only resulted in low value attacking opportunities. Dominic Calvert-Lewin was starved of service while Demarai Gray was too predictable in cutting inside without a decoy run on the outside to draw defenders away from him.
Everton’s xG of 0.70 at full time reflected their underwhelming attacking display.
Keane’s red card certainly didn’t help the visitors to the London Stadium. Everton have disciplinary issues with the Toffees reduced to 10 men in each of their last three Premier League outings.
Lampard might point to this to explain his team’s lack of structure, but this was already evident in Everton’s performance against West Ham before they had a man sent off.
He can be grateful that Norwich, Burnley and Watford (the three teams below Everton in the table) are so poor, but his team’s run-in is cause for concern.
The midweek trip to Turf Moor to face Burnley could be a season-defining fixture while difficult games against Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal mean points might be hard to come by between now and the end of May.
There is no denying Everton have the individual quality to climb the Premier League table, but they have a manager with no plan on how to harness his players.
Lampard’s 4-3-3 shape suggests he wants his team to play a fluid game, but that fluidity is costing the Toffees valuable points. It could ultimately cost them their place in the Premier League.
Tigger
Player Valuation: £35m
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
How is it not being positive to recognise the situation is too close to call?
You can be both positive and realistic.
Johnny Barton
Player Valuation: £1m
So when we are a goal behind,
he takes off a forward and replaces him with a midfield player,
when he has Dobbin, a forward on the bench,
but Frank is not a problem??????
Iwobi did alright in the first half. From the start of the second half he was terrible. Passes went straight to the first West Ham player numerous times before his error for the goal. Then he got in Dacoure's way as he attempted to clear the ball which led to West Ham possession and Kean's sending off. There were several players who had zero affect on the gane (DCl, Goddfrey, Pickford?), but he had a negarive affect that was obvious from 55 minutes in (if not erlier). Despite this he played the full match. Serious questions about Lampard's game insight/ability to manage!
CharliePotato
Player Valuation: £10m
How people are blaming Lampard is beyond belief, have you not been following the club the last 6 years.
Will we ever learn.
Will we ever learn.
Tbf mate Moshiri was gonna appoint Periera who had no PL experience.
I’m not sure them two managers would touch this club at the minute.
I think the fact his points per game is worse than Benitez’ suggests he isn’t blameless.
If he doesn’t keep us up he’ll have been a MASSIVE failure.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
Sad that it takes a kopite to speak the truth
mccole
Player Valuation: £35m
Poor sub today and he needed to go for broke especially when West Ham had 4 mins of extra time and did nothing but sit.
Gray was woeful so DCL coming off before him was stupid.
Gordon not getting on earlier or a throw of the dice in Dele or Rondon is crucial.
A point today would've done wonders especially down to 10 men.
Gray was woeful so DCL coming off before him was stupid.
Gordon not getting on earlier or a throw of the dice in Dele or Rondon is crucial.
A point today would've done wonders especially down to 10 men.
CharliePotato
Player Valuation: £10m
Call me a kopite all you want, I am just honest.
I can’t stand everton, the only reason I support us these days is because I hate them more.
Dosent mean I’m going to come on here like a 10 year old kid in school and say things I don’t believe or know isn’t true.
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