Trust in Frank Lampard hangs by thread before Everton’s Boxing D-Day

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Right, where were we? Police and stewards had formed a cordon to separate angry fans from angry players, Jordan Pickford was ushered away from one confrontation, Alex Iwobi gave his shirt to a supporter and had it thrown back at him and Frank Lampard held his hands up in apology after a second anaemic defeat at Bournemouth inside five days. We pick up with Everton in trouble again.

Six weeks is a long time to brood over events on the south coast, where Everton’s collapse in form was met with an ugly demonstration of a collapse in support for Lampard’s team. One of the major plusses of the Everton manager’s 11-month reign has been the reconnection between crowd and players after the divisive days of Rafael Benítez and the disillusionment that had set in before his ridiculous appointment.

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Written by Andy Hunter
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/25/trust-in-frank-lampard-hangs-by-thread-before-evertons-boxing-d-day under the title “Trust in Frank Lampard hangs by thread before Everton’s Boxing D-Day”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.