2022/23 Frank Lampard

[GoldenToffee]

Gueye over Davies, DCL over McNeil and a better winger than Gray and that's a side fully capable of a top 8 finish. Sadly we'll seldom see a full strength side able to be fielded and we'll probably end up with Gray starting most games, thus it's a bottom half finish guaranteed.

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

How can you miss Iwobi out, 1st name on the sheet.

Think it’ll be Gana and Onana in the midfield two going forward. Iwobi’s done well and put our actual centre midfielders to shame but he doesn’t have the positional awareness when we’re out of possession or to really dig in when we’re under pressure - which we often are playing 523/343.

If we play 433 more regularly, unless we bring in an attacking midfielder, then he’ll be the obvious choice to play a more attacking central role with the squad we’ve got. Has he got the end product in the final third- we’ll see.

 

[nsno-chris]

Mr Chris, I'm ready to support you in battle.

 

[nsno-chris]

mooning mate

Morning matty

UP THE FUQIN’ TOFFEES

 

[Maltese_Falcon]

Surely if we get the players mentioned in the next hours Frank will ditch the 5 at the back and go 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1

 

[bcblue1878]

Yeah I think I’ll be arguing for an immediate change if we win none of the next 4

You’d argue with yourself in an otherwise empty room if it suited one of your many agendas!

 

[Nosidoog]

Performance and attitude-wise, I think we’re doing good so far this season.
Points-wise not so good.
Unfortunately, that’s what the league is about. Nobody gets points for performances and attitude.
Staying in the PL is the bare minimum requirement for our club.
Managers come and go.
Players come and go.
Owners come and go.
The club and its true fans remain.
Earning a point per game gives a club a good chance of staying in the PL but is not a guarantee.
It is the bare minimum requirement.
I don’t have ‘faith’ in managers, I have faith in points.
If we get to the six-week World Cup break without a minimum of 16 points from 16 games then there is a grave danger that our club will be in the Championship next season.
I don’t want that.
It’s Frank’s job to make sure we have a minimum of 16 points by mid-November - and 38 by the end of the season.
Everything else is just an excuse (it may be legitimate but I don’t care).
I don’t want us to be in the Championship.

 

[bcblue1878]

christ...this is how far we've fallen.


relegation will probably do us good in the long-term.

It definitely won’t!

 

[davek]

Surely if we get the players mentioned in the next hours Frank will ditch the 5 at the back and go 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1

If he doesn't then he hasn't got a clue.

In interview last night he struggled to defend 3 at the back and almost admitted it had failed us.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

He had nothing on the bench to bring on who could change the game, the only thing I would say is he could have made a couple of subs just to get fresh legs on because a few looked knackered out there tonight towards the end.

Agree there mate but he needed to bring fresh legs on.

He seems to set the team up well from the start of the game but seems to struggle in what to do during the actual match.

We've taken the lead in both the last two games then had periods under pressure and he hasn't made a change resulting in conceeding.

Take Watford away last season - big game, them already down, Missing about 8-9 first team players, barely making a scratch on us on the pitch yet he kept 5 at the back all game and barely made an attacking change to try win tbe game when it was there to be won.

Its amateur stuff mate.

 

[4737carlin]

Agree there mate but he needed to bring fresh legs on.

He seems to set the team up well from the start of the game but seems to struggle in what to do during the actual match.

We've taken the lead in both the last two games then had periods under pressure and he hasn't made a change resulting in conceeding.

Take Watford away last season - big game, them already down, Missing about 8-9 first team players, barely making a scratch on us on the pitch yet he kept 5 at the back all game and barely made an attacking change to try win tbe game when it was there to be won.

Its amateur stuff mate.

He could of bought Davies off for Gomes, ok its not a massive sub but Davies was on a card and i remember Gomes came on against Chelsea last season and did well.
Gordon is going to be dead on his feet on Saturday after doing 90 minutes

 

[Drico]

I'm not unhappy with the season to date. I don't rate Frank at all, but I see enough from the season so far to let him get on with the big job ahead. Three games unbeaten and two successive away points on the board. We have been competitive in every game so far. That's the key for me. That said, I don't think he can really point to tangible progress unless he starts winning games, and he could really do with a point from Arsenal and a good competitive derby performance. The inability to beat any of Villa, Forest, Brentford, and Leeds means he needs to start collecting points at places and against sides where we are less likely to get anything. I don't subscribe to the "expected defeats" philosophy - especially if we are to dismiss the "expected wins" as unrealistic or suggest mitigating factors in our failure to triumph in those.

An Everton manager will always be under pressure if his team is in the bottom six. Going 10 matches without a win isn't sustainable either - nor should it be. Frank's job now is to avoid long winless runs and heavy defeats. Most of all, he cannot see us cut adrift at the bottom if he is to remain in situ beyond the World Cup. The derby must be looked at as a huge opportunity rather than with trepidation.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

The media this morning still pushing the 'how long does he have left?' narrative. Yawn

 

[ForeverBlue92]

He could of bought Davies off for Gomes, ok its not a massive sub but Davies was on a card and i remember Gomes came on against Chelsea last season and did well.
Gordon is going to be dead on his feet on Saturday after doing 90 minutes

Assuming we get beat in the Derby mate its 3 point out of 6 games.

Any other manager would be under pressure but the Cult of Fronk won't say a bad word because he took us from 16th to 16th last season.

Some will be gutted if we sign 2-3 today because it will have meant the manager will have been backed with about 8-9 signings this window and they cant accuse the owner/board of not backing him.

Although I dont want the manager sacked yet he deserves a wee bit more time he just needs to shake his heed and be proactive with the game management.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Assuming we get beat in the Derby mate its 3 point out of 6 games.

Any other manager would be under pressure but the Cult of Fronk won't say a bad word because he took us from 16th to 16th last season.

Some will be gutted if we sign 2-3 today because it will have meant the manager will have been backed with about 8-9 signings this window and they cant accuse the owner/board of not backing him.

Although I dont want the manager sacked yet he deserves a wee bit more time he just needs to shake his heed and be proactive with the game management.

What is your fascination with our failing board mate? if I'm being completely honest it sounds like you still have a chip on your shoulder over the fans ousting Benitez..

It'd be suicide to sack Lampard mid-season in mid-rebuild. Simple as that.