In 2016, after the relegation of the traditional Premier League team Aston Villa, only six teams in the Premier League have not been relegated since its inception in 1992, namely the most-won Red Devils Manchester United, Arsenal Arsenal, Blue Lions Chelsea, Reds Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Toffee Everton, so these six teams can be called the top teams in the Premier League. However, with the change of the times, manchester City, once a Championship regular, has become a new generation of Premier League hegemons, Liverpool, which has been lost for more than two decades, has revived, Chelsea has become the top team in Europe and even the world under the leadership of Abramovich, Arsenal and Manchester United have gone from glory to decline, and Everton, who has been nameless and steady, has become a relegation member this season.
At the end of last season, as former manager Carlo Ancelotti left Everton and returned to Real Madrid, the team fell into a panic and then brought in former manager Benitez, who was also a sworn enemy of Liverpool, to coach. However, in addition to being spurned by the fans, this former coach is not necessarily very good on the field. After six and a half months in charge, Benitez left Everton with a record of 22–7-5 and 10, a poor performance, leaving Everton on the edge of the relegation zone, only six points ahead of the third-to-last relegated team.
After firing Benitez, Everton had sought out Wayne Rooney to coach, but Rooney only wanted to help Derby County get through the difficulties, so Everton could only find "Liao Hua as a pioneer" and make Lampard, who has average coaching ability, become the manager of the team. Why is Lampard average in coaching ability? In 2018, Lampard coached Derby County, who was not in financial difficulty at the time, and his overall performance was also qualified, leading Derby County to the promotion play-offs, but unfortunately lost to Aston Villa in the final and missed the Premier League. In 2019, Lampard, with his inexperience in front-line coaching, boldly accepted Chelsea's invitation and became the Manager of the Blue Lions.
With only Championship coaching experience, Lampard was only able to lead the team to fourth place in the Premier League in his first season in charge of Chelsea, and it is worth mentioning that Chelsea successfully overtook Leicester City in the final round of the season to qualify for the Champions League. In his second season, Lampard signed stars such as Ziyech, Werner, Havertz, Chilwell and Mendy in one fell swoop, spending more than £200 million on transfer fees. After adding strength, he thought Frank Lampard could lead Chelsea further, but he failed to withstand the temper of the big stars in the country, and the failure to manage the dressing room led to loss of control. In January 2021, Lampard finally couldn't stand the pressure of the big club and was sacked by Chelsea.
After a full year off, Lampard returned in January to take over Everton, not knowing whether this decision was wrong. First of all, Everton's system became a mess under Benitez's reforms, because personal preferences refrigerated and sold the best left-back Digne, coupled with the long-term injury of the current striker Calvert Lewin and The poor state of Risalisson, resulting in the team being weak offensively and defensively. The situation has not improved since Lampard took over, even if the "bad boy" Ali and Manchester United loanman Van de Beek are signed, the matter cannot be solved immediately.
Lampard has been in charge of Everton and has played eight Premier League games, with only two wins and six defeats. He lost four consecutive away games, becoming the first ever ever manager to lead his team to four consecutive defeats in the first four away games. The four games were lost to Newcastle, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham. Although he passed two levels in the FA Cup, he was beaten by Crystal Palace when he came to the quarterfinals. After a 1-2 league defeat to West Ham last weekend, Everton had no backline, leading eighteenth-placed Watford by just three points in two games, and the relegation situation was precarious and there was no room for error in the make-up match against Burnley. Meanwhile, in the final ten rounds of the Premier League, Everton's opponents also include Manchester United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, can Lampard lead Everton to relegation, or break the tradition of relegation from the Premier League for the first time? Does Lampard really work?