The selection of Everton in the Premier League has come to an end, and all the news has pointed to former Chelsea star Lampard.
Former Shanghai Harbour manager and 53-year-old Portuguese coach Pereira, who was originally very vocal, was ultimately unable to achieve his desire to coach a Premier League team due to strong opposition from "Toffee" fans.
Pereira coached shanghai harbour for three seasons and led the team to the first Chinese Super League title trophy in the club's history in 2018.
Everton's last head coach, Benitez, also coached the Chinese Super League team, and he was the head coach of Dalian from the second half of 2019 to the beginning of last year.
Benitez, who returned to premier league coaching this summer, chose everton, his old club Liverpool's same-city derby rival.
Although Evra's record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the first six rounds of the Premier League this season was excellent, they only won one victory in the next 13 league rounds, and lost 9 of them, and the team ranking has been getting closer and closer to the relegation zone.
After Everton lost 2-1 to relegation rival Norwich on Jan. 15, Benitez was swept away. In fact, it is Benitez's poor coaching record that makes it difficult for Everton fans to accept a manager who has coaching experience in the Chinese Super League right away.
After leading Shanghai Harbour to the Chinese Super League in 2018, Pereira, who was on a 1+1 contract with Harbour Club, had a scandal with Everton Club that winter. Coaching in the Premier League has also always been Pereira's goal, for which he has also considered The Championship club before.
The contract between Pereira and Shanghai Seaport expired at the end of 2020, and the two sides have not renewed their contract since then. After a six-month break, Pereira became head coach of Turkish Premier League giants Fenerbahce last July. In the 2015-16 season, Pereira was the head coach of Fenerbahce, but was dismissed because the results did not meet expectations.
Pereira had a good start, winning six consecutive games in the Turkish Super League and Europa League play-offs, helping the team to lead the league table at one point and qualify for the Europa League.
But since then, Pereira's team has significantly declined due to too many injuries, and a wave of three consecutive defeats has not only given up the top position in the Turkish Super League, but also dropped sharply. Had it not been for Fenerbahce's 2-1 away win in the derby against Galatasaray, Pereira would have been fired in November.
But the victory ultimately failed to undo Pereira's dismissal. In the month that followed, Fenerbahce won 1, drew 3 and lost 1, falling out of the top four, away from the title-contending group; the Europa League also failed to qualify for the group. On 20 December last year, Fenerbahce FC announced that Pereira was no longer the team's head coach.
Pereira and Everton were once very close, accepting a demanding six-month contract and meeting with the club's top brass. But the signing was met with strong protests from Everton fans, who were more receptive to young marshal Lampard. There were even excited fans who sprayed "Pereira Go, Lampard Comes" graffiti on the wall outside The Goodison Park stadium, Everton's home stadium.