Frank Lampard’s message after being confirmed as new Everton boss; backroom team finalised
Everton have confirmed the appointment of Frank Lampard as the club’s new manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
It was widely reported over the weekend that Lampard, 43, agreed to take over from the axed Rafa Benitez. The former Chelsea boss has been out of the game since January 2021, when he was sacked at Stamford Bridge.
Lampard has penned a deal until June 2024 and he will take charge for the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Brentford at Goodison Park on February 5.
A statement from Everton claimed Lampard’s appointment came after “a robust recruitment process with several candidates being interviewed” by the club’s board.
Duncan Ferguson was one of the other candidates understood to have been interviewed. While Vitor Pereira was reportedly interviewed three times by the board and owner Farhad Moshiri.
Wayne Rooney turned down the opportunity to interview for the job.
Joe Edwards will be Lampard’s assistant, with Paul Clement assisting him as first-team coach and Chris Jones as first-team coach and head of performance.
Lampard told the club’s website: “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.
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Lampard: You can feel the passion
“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.”
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