I think it's important to understand one or two of the issues relating to Frank from his Chelsea days to get a flavour of how he needs to improve as a manager if he wants to take the likes of us on!
I took these observations from this Guardian article:
Sacking last year came with his team dysfunctional and doubts over his man-management – he cannot afford to fail again
www.theguardian.com
Let us be honest and accept that he was a club legend and has a boatload of England caps, not to mention his famous relative Harry's influence on his career! Therefore he was always going to be given opportunities above other prospective candidates who may have had greater experience than him. I don't have a problem with that necessarily as I guess clubs are hoping to unearth the magic that they had as players and hope it is reflected in their management chops. Also, players are more likely to listen and try harder as they respect their playing careers.
It's important to focus on that tricky second season for Frank at his beloved Chelsea. After 18 months at Chelsea, they had slumped to ninth after a series of tactically incoherent displays! Looking back it seems Frank excelled at bringing youth players through during his first season during their transfer embargo. However, when the embargo ended and he was asked to spend big it seems he was overwhelmed. It's documented he struggled to bond with new players and manage his larger squad.
Unfortunately for Frank Thomas Tuchel made a stunning impact when appointed by winning the champions league four months after taking over. This wasn't a good look for Frank!
Chelsea conceded 54 league goals during Lampard’s first season and the defence did not improve during his second campaign. Opponents repeatedly punished an invitingly open midfield by hurting Chelsea on the counterattack and one of the first things that Tuchel did was to make a previously dysfunctional side hard to break down.
There was a feeling that the 43-year-old was not a great communicator. At times Lampard came across as awkward and distant. His man-management could have been smoother and there will be concerns that he could struggle again if he has not worked out how to forge stronger connections with players.
My personal view is that this appointment is high risk. Sometimes fate plays its hand though and in Everton's current vulnerability/crisis he has been given another chance to impress. Out of a, less than inspiring, group of other candidates Moshiri has listened to the fans choice this time. Maybe that's the point though. The fans will initially
be behind Frank. If has an excellent support staff and improves, as any manager should with experience, then maybe we can finally enjoy watching Everton again.