2022/23 Frank Lampard

[Saint Domingo]

so u

So unbeaten in four, showing fight, playing the new midfield, which looks epically better than last year.. i expect time will be given to allow this to fully gel. I also expect us to slowly pull away. Our biggest issue will be creating, and converting goal chances

Last season was a nadir for recent squads. We’d ridden cycles of new manager bounces pulling us clear of problems but we always kept getting back into runs of form that were relegation worthy. Last season it came home to roost with a terrible injury crisis and no cash thanks to regulations to get us out of trouble.

There’s no quick fix. It was always going to take a manager to move out (or rejuvenate) the core of players who have failed us over and over again (Coleman Keane Holgate Kenny Davies Siggurdson Gomes Delph Iwobi Tosun) and bring in replacements who can turn around a squad culture of apathy and failure that has festered for years.

Lampard has revitalised Iwobi and potentially Holgate, as well as finding Pickford’s best form, and moved out some of the dross. In have come players who seem to be of a different character (Tarkowski, Coady, Onana, Gueye, Maupay) to add to Myko and Patterson. It remains to be seen if this is true or if they revert to the culture that has been in place for years.

We simply have to see this through. There’s no manager out there who comes in and immediately has this group of players fighting for Europe. There’s just no way you go from a culture of giving up as soon as a goal is conceded and hoof ball football, to one where we’re one of the better sides in the league. It’s going to be a slow process and every time we change manager we start at square one again.

The entire club needs to get behind Lampard so that those players I’ve mentioned know their time at this club is done, and any new signings know they’ll be out the door if they don’t perform long before the manager will be.

We need to build an Everton that gradually gets better and better, where players know that if they sign for us they’ll be playing for Lampard long term and will have seen evidence that players get better at this club. Not that they know they’ll be getting 100k for five years to doss about and whatever they do they can get a manager out before they’ll ever be sold.

 

[davek]

Last season was a nadir for recent squads. We’d ridden cycles of new manager bounces pulling us clear of problems but we always kept getting back into runs of form that were relegation worthy. Last season it came home to roost with a terrible injury crisis and no cash thanks to regulations to get us out of trouble.

There’s no quick fix. It was always going to take a manager to move out (or rejuvenate) the core of players who have failed us over and over again (Coleman Keane Holgate Kenny Davies Siggurdson Gomes Delph Iwobi Tosun) and bring in replacements who can turn around a squad culture of apathy and failure that has festered for years.

Lampard has revitalised Iwobi and potentially Holgate, as well as finding Pickford’s best form, and moved out some of the dross. In have come players who seem to be of a different character (Tarkowski, Coady, Onana, Gueye, Maupay) to add to Myko and Patterson. It remains to be seen if this is true or if they revert to the culture that has been in place for years.

We simply have to see this through. There’s no manager out there who comes in and immediately has this group of players fighting for Europe. There’s just no way you go from a culture of giving up as soon as a goal is conceded and hoof ball football, to one where we’re one of the better sides in the league. It’s going to be a slow process and every time we change manager we start at square one again.

The entire club needs to get behind Lampard so that those players I’ve mentioned know their time at this club is done, and any new signings know they’ll be out the door if they don’t perform long before the manager will be.

We need to build an Everton that gradually gets better and better, where players know that if they sign for us they’ll be playing for Lampard long term and will have seen evidence that players get better at this club. Not that they know they’ll be getting 100k for five years to doss about and whatever they do they can get a manager out before they’ll ever be sold.

Yes, but it was clear all summer that Lampard was building a house with no roof on it in the sense that he banked on DCL being available for most games. He only moved belatedly for Maupay, who is never going to be enough.

I share you're sentiment on Lampard as you know, but to get a different type of player in and rejuvenate the character of the squad only takes root when you win games, and we haven't so far and it could destabilise the whole Lampard project if we dont get some wins soon.

 

[The Binman]

Last season was a nadir for recent squads. We’d ridden cycles of new manager bounces pulling us clear of problems but we always kept getting back into runs of form that were relegation worthy. Last season it came home to roost with a terrible injury crisis and no cash thanks to regulations to get us out of trouble.

There’s no quick fix. It was always going to take a manager to move out (or rejuvenate) the core of players who have failed us over and over again (Coleman Keane Holgate Kenny Davies Siggurdson Gomes Delph Iwobi Tosun) and bring in replacements who can turn around a squad culture of apathy and failure that has festered for years.

Lampard has revitalised Iwobi and potentially Holgate, as well as finding Pickford’s best form, and moved out some of the dross. In have come players who seem to be of a different character (Tarkowski, Coady, Onana, Gueye, Maupay) to add to Myko and Patterson. It remains to be seen if this is true or if they revert to the culture that has been in place for years.

We simply have to see this through. There’s no manager out there who comes in and immediately has this group of players fighting for Europe. There’s just no way you go from a culture of giving up as soon as a goal is conceded and hoof ball football, to one where we’re one of the better sides in the league. It’s going to be a slow process and every time we change manager we start at square one again.

The entire club needs to get behind Lampard so that those players I’ve mentioned know their time at this club is done, and any new signings know they’ll be out the door if they don’t perform long before the manager will be.

We need to build an Everton that gradually gets better and better, where players know that if they sign for us they’ll be playing for Lampard long term and will have seen evidence that players get better at this club. Not that they know they’ll be getting 100k for five years to doss about and whatever they do they can get a manager out before they’ll ever be sold.

exactly.

 

[Toffeelover]

Yes, but it was clear all summer that Lampard was building a house with no roof on it in the sense that he banked on Dominic Calvert-Lewin being available for most games. He only moved belatedly for Maupay, who is never going to be enough.

I share you're sentiment on Lampard as you know, but to get a different type of player in and rejuvenate the character of the squad only takes root when you win games, and we haven't so far and it could destabilise the whole Lampard project if we dont get some wins soon.

There is that but if not for screwy VAR and bleeding bad ref decisions we may well have had at least 0ne win under our belt.

 

[davek]

There is that but if not for screwy VAR and bleeding bad ref decisions we may well have had at least 0ne win under our belt.

We've not created a lot of chances. 7 *big chances* created according to the PL, stats placing us at 15th in the league for it.

That's down to having no out and out focal point in attack.

 

[Toffeelover]

We've not created a lot of chances. 7 *big chances* created according to the PL, stats placing us at 15th in the league for it.

That's down to having no out and out focal point in attack.

Dave back to my post, chances created would not matter if it had not been for bad decisions we could perhaps have had at least one win under our belts.

 

[brieverton]

They have to show patience in the manager. You cannot build anything by tearing it down and starting over, before it even begins to take shape.

The early signs show promise but if we are ever to recover and regain stability and credibility, then they will have to back the manager through at least a little bit of thin. Some might argue that that was for last season, but he inherited and had to work with perhaps the biggest internal mess and rag-bag squad in our history. Measures have been taken to address that which show considered thinking.

He has to be given time, and be allowed to come through some more storms. It's the trend that's important. Dips and troughs have to be tolerated in the best interest of the club if the curve is moving upwards over time. He has to get wins on the board for sure, but that's a given anyway. Lose three on the bounce in this league and you're under pressure.

I don't forsee Benitez-type runs this season where we don't pick up points. If that were to happen, then nobody could argue about something being done about it.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Moshiri is not even that interested anymore. If a serious buyer came along first thing Monday morning he would sell there and then imo. He spent the last day of the transfer window out having lunch in London and was nowhere near the club. Once the stadium is built, the club will be up for sale within a matter of weeks imo.

He’ll be interested if he thinks there’s a hint of heading towards relegation again.
One thing that will sharpen his attention is if whatever value he can get back looks like going south.

 

[Paul Rideout]

Last season was a nadir for recent squads. We’d ridden cycles of new manager bounces pulling us clear of problems but we always kept getting back into runs of form that were relegation worthy. Last season it came home to roost with a terrible injury crisis and no cash thanks to regulations to get us out of trouble.

There’s no quick fix. It was always going to take a manager to move out (or rejuvenate) the core of players who have failed us over and over again (Coleman Keane Holgate Kenny Davies Siggurdson Gomes Delph Iwobi Tosun) and bring in replacements who can turn around a squad culture of apathy and failure that has festered for years.

Lampard has revitalised Iwobi and potentially Holgate, as well as finding Pickford’s best form, and moved out some of the dross. In have come players who seem to be of a different character (Tarkowski, Coady, Onana, Gueye, Maupay) to add to Myko and Patterson. It remains to be seen if this is true or if they revert to the culture that has been in place for years.

We simply have to see this through. There’s no manager out there who comes in and immediately has this group of players fighting for Europe. There’s just no way you go from a culture of giving up as soon as a goal is conceded and hoof ball football, to one where we’re one of the better sides in the league. It’s going to be a slow process and every time we change manager we start at square one again.

The entire club needs to get behind Lampard so that those players I’ve mentioned know their time at this club is done, and any new signings know they’ll be out the door if they don’t perform long before the manager will be.

We need to build an Everton that gradually gets better and better, where players know that if they sign for us they’ll be playing for Lampard long term and will have seen evidence that players get better at this club. Not that they know they’ll be getting 100k for five years to doss about and whatever they do they can get a manager out before they’ll ever be sold.

I'd follow you into battle if you give speeches like this IRL

 

[Bedfordblue]

Would you rather go down playing Allardyce footy or attempting good footy. I know what I would choose

That ain’t really the question, it’s would you rather stay up watching Allardyce football or go down trying to be bargain booze Barca?
Obviously I want neither but their in lies the crux of getting the right manager.

 

[Paul Rideout]

Yes, but it was clear all summer that Lampard was building a house with no roof on it in the sense that he banked on Dominic Calvert-Lewin being available for most games. He only moved belatedly for Maupay, who is never going to be enough.

I share you're sentiment on Lampard as you know, but to get a different type of player in and rejuvenate the character of the squad only takes root when you win games, and we haven't so far and it could destabilise the whole Lampard project if we dont get some wins soon.

to go with your analogy, we clearly have a very good roof, but it has been leaking badly for the last year and no one knows if that's temporary or if we need to replace the whole thing including the lagging, under-felt and the guttering.

we got one of those roll out roofs to cover and used it last time, and despite us not knowing how to use it properly nor it being totally comfortable with the surroundings most of the house hold can see it will be more than adequate if our 'best' roof turns out to be unfixable until we can get to the shop. lol

 

[bring back the catt]

They have to show patience in the manager. You cannot build anything by tearing it down and starting over, before it even begins to take shape.

The early signs show promise but if we are ever to recover and regain stability and credibility, then they will have to back the manager through at least a little bit of thin. Some might argue that that was for last season, but he inherited and had to work with perhaps the biggest internal mess and rag-bag squad in our history. Measures have been taken to address that which show considered thinking.

He has to be given time, and be allowed to come through some more storms. It's the trend that's important. Dips and troughs have to be tolerated in the best interest of the club if the curve is moving upwards over time. He has to get wins on the board for sure, but that's a given anyway. Lose three on the bounce in this league and you're under pressure.

I don't forsee Benitez-type runs this season where we don't pick up points. If that were to happen, then nobody could argue about something being done about it.

What pleases me is the way the application and determination of the team in general has improved and is unrecognisable to the shambles of previous seasons. This, despite no wins on the board, thanks to severe ineptitude and bias emanating downwards from the FA and their paymasters at SLY TV.

The whole picture, whilst still work in progress, has me believing that this win is imminent, and we will be on an upward trajectory thereafter.

 

[PeregrineT]

Yes, but it was clear all summer that Lampard was building a house with no roof on it in the sense that he banked on Dominic Calvert-Lewin being available for most games. He only moved belatedly for Maupay, who is never going to be enough.

I share you're sentiment on Lampard as you know, but to get a different type of player in and rejuvenate the character of the squad only takes root when you win games, and we haven't so far and it could destabilise the whole Lampard project if we dont get some wins soon.

Clearly that's not true, as we were linked to strikers and had acknowledged bids all throughout the window.

 

[Goat]

Clearly that's not true, as we were linked to strikers and had acknowledged bids all throughout the window.

We have 3 Strikers in the squad.

Which is vastly more than 90% of the teams in the League.

 

[davek]

Clearly that's not true, as we were linked to strikers and had acknowledged bids all throughout the window.

No one cares about bids. Getting a player signed was the order of the day. The will to get a proper spearhead for our attack was dropped the moment they got Maupay in...who is NEVER that type of attacker.