Everton has officially announced the appointment of Frank Lampard as Rafa Benitez’s successor at the Toffees, who are currently sitting 16th in the Premier League table.
Benitez was sacked after Everton’s 2-1 loss to Norwich City, with former player Duncan Ferguson acting as caretaker manager in their 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on home soil just before the international break.
Lampard is expected to be in charge of the team for their FA Cup fourth-round tie against Brentford at Goodison Park on Saturday.
As Everton has officially announced, Lampard signed a two-and-a-half-year contract that runs until 2024.
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— Everton (@Everton) January 31, 2022
Honour, passion, and ambition.
The former England international took his first coaching steps at Derby County, whom he led all the way to the Championship play-offs.
Then, he was appointed as Chelsea’s head coach and managed to clinch qualification to the Champions League group stage after finishing fourth in his first season at the Blues.
However, Chelsea decided to part ways with Lampard midway through last season and replaced him with Thomas Tuchel inspired the team to Champions League glory.
“It is a huge honour for me to represent and manage a club the size and tradition of Everton Football Club,” Lampard told the club’s official website.
“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.”
