London: The former Chelsea legend and coach Frank Lampard has been appointed as the coach of Everton Football club. The 43-year-old returned to Premier League for the first time since he was sacked by Chelsea FC.
Lampard would succeed Rafael Benítez, the former English midfielder will take charge of a struggling Everton squad who are barely escaping the relegation zone. Just four points above the relegation zone, Everton managed to win once in 14 Premier League matches.
✍️ | Everton Football Club can confirm the appointment of Frank Lampard as the Club’s new manager.
— Everton (@Everton) January 31, 2022
Lampard has a backroom team comprised of the former Chelsea coach Joe Edwards, who is the assistant manager. Paul Clement as first-team coach and Chris Jones as first-team coach and head of performance.
Lampard signed a contract till the year 2024, Lampard signed the contract at Bill Kenwright’s office in London on Sunday( January 30) and met the squad on Monday ( January 31). Lampard said,” “It is a huge honour for me to represent and manage a club the size and tradition of Everton Football Club. I’m very hungry to get started. After speaking to the owner, chairman, and the board, I very much felt their passion and ambition. I hope they felt my ambition and how hard I want to work to bring it together.
“You can feel the passion Everton fans have for their club. That will be hugely important. As a team – the competitive level that the Premier League brings and the position we are in the table – we certainly need that. It’s a two-way thing. I think Everton is a unique club in that you can really understand what the fans want to see. The first thing they want is fight and desire and that must always be our baseline. My first message to the players will be that we have to do this together. We’ll try to do our job and I know the fans will be there backing us.”
