Frank Lampard: Everton boss 'absolutely' does not fear being sacked

Everton manager Frank Lampard says helium "absolutely" does not fearfulness being sacked aft his broadside were beaten by West Ham successful the Premier League.

Everton's mediocre form, consisting of six defeats and 2 draws, is Lampard's longest winless tally arsenic a manager successful league competition.

"I don't get that acold down the enactment to fear," helium told BBC Radio 5 Live.

When asked by Sky Sports if it was clip Lampard was sacked, Everton proprietor Farhad Moshiri - who was astatine London Stadium to ticker his squad successful enactment for the archetypal clip successful 14 months - replied: "I can't comment. It's not my decision."

During Everton's mediocre tally of league signifier implicit the past 3 months, the nine has besides been knocked retired of some the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup astatine the third-round stage.

Jarrod Bowen scored 2 goals successful the archetypal fractional to manus erstwhile Toffees brag David Moyes a much-needed triumph and heap much misery connected under-fire Lampard.

The Blues manager added: "I perfectly don't fearfulness [being sacked], I'm arrogant to bash the job.

"I conscionable bash my job. I get up each time and deliberation however we tin get a spot amended - it's arsenic elemental arsenic that."

Lampard conceded aft the decision the nine are successful "tough times" and said helium knew the task astatine Goodison Park would beryllium sizeable erstwhile helium took implicit a twelvemonth agone due to the fact that the squad were already struggling.

Everton's past triumph successful each competitions was a 3-0 Premier League triumph against Crystal Palace successful October

"We had a large combat and stayed successful the league [last season]," helium told Match of the Day.

"We mislaid Richarlison and present person tried to physique astir that, truthful it is mean we are warring again erstwhile different clubs are trying to determination on.

"History moves connected and thing gives you the close to beryllium successful their league. If you don't determination you volition deed pugnacious times. We are successful pugnacious times and everyone has to effort to determination forward.

"It is intolerable for maine to leap into the future. Last play we were 5 points shy of information with 5 oregon six games to go, but arsenic a nine we person to determination together.

"I cannot kick astir the tone of the players and however they approached the game. They whitethorn person passed it dilatory but we didn't find it successful the last third."

'We are down you' - encouraging words from fans for Lampard

The ample distant enactment brought banners voicing their choler astatine the Everton committee and the diminution of the nine successful caller seasons.

The protests were witnessed successful idiosyncratic this clip by Moshiri, on with president Bill Kenwright, main enforcement Denise Barrett-Baxendale, shot manager Kevin Thelwell and manager Graeme Sharp aft the committee members were advised to miss past week's location decision by Southampton because of information concerns.

Unfortunately for Lampard, truthful was the disappointing result.

Everton fans again made their feelings known towards the committee with banners astatine London Stadium

He was fixed a tiny morale boost earlier the game, however, erstwhile a radical of fans offered him encouraging words and reiterated that their disapproval is chiefly directed astatine the club's hierarchy.

"It's not astir you - that's wherefore each the boys are present to enactment the team," 1 protagonist tells Lampard arsenic helium shakes his manus successful the video that was shared connected societal media.

"We are each down you. I cognize you're nether a spot of unit but we are 100% down you and we're each present today."

Everton big league leaders Arsenal adjacent Saturday, earlier a Merseyside derby against Liverpool astatine Anfield connected 13 February.

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