Frank Lampard didn't want to linger too long on what had taken place the night before – even though he considered keeping Everton in the Premier League one of his greatest achievements in football. Instead, the Toffees boss was focused on what lay ahead and how to avoid a repeat of the fraught 2021/22 campaign.
"We'll look at how we can work [with the current players], which is the first thing, and then about how we can add to improve," Lampard explained. "Can we make the squad stronger and more balanced? I believe we can. It's important we look at it that way – and it's important we look at it quickly.
"We don't want to be here [a battle against relegation] next year, but we understand if we don't make positive moves, then it's possible. So we'll be ready to move on that quickly."
