Frank Lampard defended Everton’s players against accusations that they do not care but described their 5-0 thrashing at Tottenham as an eye-opener that must jolt them into life in their relegation battle.
Everton’s seventh loss in eight league games was the heaviest defeat of Lampard’s managerial career and brought fierce criticism of an underachieving team who could drop into the bottom three on Saturday before they face Wolves on Sunday.
