Jamie Carragher slammed Frank Lampard for signing a Manchester United flop and feels Everton made the right call to sack the Chelsea legend.
Everton confirmed the sacking of manager Lampard on Monday following a 10-game winless run, with the Toffees left 19th in the Premier League.
Lampard was appointed a little under a year ago – replacing Rafa Benitez when the club was 16th and four points above the relegation zone – and helped guide them to safety last term with one game to spare.
But following a disastrous 2022-23 campaign and back-to-back top-flight defeats to relegation rivals Southampton and West Ham, Everton has decided to part ways with the former Chelsea and Derby boss.
Carragher has warned that Everton’s problems run deeper than a managerial switch but ultimately feels the club has made the ‘right decision’ in sacking him as the former Liverpool defender took a swipe at Lampard’s recruitment.
‘The supporters wanted to change more at the boardroom level than maybe the manager,’ Carragher told Sky Sports.
‘But I do feel that it is the right decision, I think Frank got the job on the back of Rafa Benitez having a similar sort of run.
‘So, if you come in and have a similar sort of run that the previous manager had, I don’t think you can have too many complaints.
‘And with Everton bottom of the league with Southampton at the moment, I don’t think Frank can have too many complaints.
‘But, of course, there are things going on behind the scenes and that’s why the Everton fans are very frustrated more with off-the-field stuff than on the field.
‘He (Lampard) hasn’t spent a lot of money. They lost Richarlison, who was their best player last season.
‘They’ve tried to replace him, [it was] always going to be difficult to. But when you look at the attacking players who he’s brought in…
‘On almost his first day, he signed Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek (on loan from Manchester United). ‘ They were ineffective.
‘They brought in (Neal) Maupay this season because of the injuries to (Dominic) Calvert-Lewin.’
Dwight McNeil was brought in from Burnley. Again, not huge fees – £20 million for Dwight McNeil, £15 million for Maupay – but they haven’t done anything.’ In terms of (James) Tarkowski and Conor Coady, the defensive players they’ve brought in have done well.
