“It’s not my decision,” Farhad Moshiri told Sky Sports News when the Everton majority owner was asked whether manager Frank Lampard would be sacked following Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at West Ham.
Everton have failed to win in 10 matches in all competitions and their ninth loss in 12 Premier League matches has left them second-bottom in the table.
During the loss at the London Stadium, Everton fans held up banners calling for the board to go but the result appears to have left Lampard in a perilous position, with club chairman Bill Kenwright describing it as a “bad run of results for us all and for Frank,” when he spoke to Sky Sports News.
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Sky Sports News’ Gary Cotterill: “Is it about time for Frank [to be sacked], do you think?”
Moshiri: “I can’t comment. It’s not my decision.”
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Sky Sports News’ Gary Cotterill: “Is that it for Frank now? It’s been a tough run of results.”
Kenwright: “It’s been a bad run of results for us all and for Frank, but I would never say that to you ever.”
Sky Sports News’ Gary Cotterill: “Things have to start changing pretty quickly don’t they?”
Kenwright: “Yes, we have to start winning, don’t we? It’s a bad time.”
Merson: I definitely worry for Lampard now
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Soccer Saturday’s Paul Merson says he fears for Frank Lampard after Everton’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham left them second-bottom in the table.
Sky Sports’ Paul Merson on Soccer Saturday:
“Maybe 10-15 minutes in the first half Everton did well, I thought they were a threat. And then for about 20 minutes into the second half but the shackles were off, they had nothing to lose, West Ham playing in third gear.
“I worry for them. Davies came on and did alright, Iwobi was their brightest spark. But they keep on losing to all the teams around them, that’s the worry. They’ve lost to Wolves, Southampton and West Ham in three of their last five games. They’ve got to go through people to make sure they can get anyone in and then they’ve got Arsenal at home next.
“I don’t see too many people rushing in [to take over from Lampard] for those two games [against Arsenal and Liverpool].
“They’re not not trying for Lampard, it’s nothing to do with that. Sometimes you look at players and think, ‘they’re just waiting for the manager to go and then they’ll start running around again’. They work hard. But they’re just not up to it at the moment.
“They started well and West Ham looked really nervy for the first 15-20 minutes. But then West Ham score and everybody wanted the ball, they scored another goal eight minutes later and that was sort of the game. Everybody got lifted at West Ham.
“I said I worried for him before the start of the show and I definitely worry for him now.”
