Ex-Everton and Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has revealed why managing Everton was more challenging than managing Chelsea.
Lampard At Everton
Frank Lampard spent less than a year as Everton’s manager before he was unceremoniously sacked in January 2023.
With his side sat second bottom of the Premier League table with no signs of improvement, Everton bosses decided to replace the former box-to-box midfielder with the steadying presence of Sean Dyche.
After a three-month hiatus from the game, Lampard returned to Chelsea for his second spell as manager of the club, taking over on an interim basis from the discarded Graham Potter.
Unfortunately for Lampard, his presence at the club would only make matters worse, leading to a first bottom-half finish since 1996 and a record-low tally of points and goals scored in the Premier League era.
“No it wasn’t, you can then see why they have spent a lot of money in recruitment and it hadn’t been joined up and that came to roost a bit now and we’re seeing the aftermath of that now” – Frank Lampard when asked if Everton is a joined up club
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Why Did Lampard Find Managing Everton Harder Than Chelsea?
Lampard has now revealed the intimate details of what it was like to manage both of these clubs and why he found managing Everton a greater challenge than Chelsea.
Speaking on the Stick To Football podcast, Lampard said: “At Everton in the end, there were a lot of issues in and around it – we all know that there was an issue between the fans and the board at the time.
“I was on the phone a lot in the evenings, trying to connect with the owner, chairman, CEO, then go in and do the day job the next day. During this time, I found it an intense period.
“I didn’t find Chelsea as difficult, personally, because I knew it was finite, it was going to be six or seven weeks.
“I learnt very quickly in my head, what the issues were there, and they were not my issues to solve long term. I don’t want to sound like I palmed them off, it’s just that you want results, but at the same time if you go into a place where there are a lot of problems here, can I turn it around in nine games when motivation has just gone down?
“I came to peace with that a little bit – I wanted to win games because it was my reputation on the line, but at the same time, I wasn’t so bad. Probably at the end of Everton would be the biggest spell where it’s been a challenge, but it makes you a better person.”
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