Your evening Everton headlines for Friday, October 28.
Frank Lampard warns Everton players what to 'never' do as style message sent
Frank Lampard said tactics may be tweaked but standards will never be dropped as he looks to build on Everton's emphatic win over Crystal Palace.
The Blues produced their most dominant performance of the season as they overcame Patrick Vieira's side last weekend, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anthony Gordon and Dwight McNeil finding the back of the net. The display followed three defeats and set Lampard's Blues project back on course.
It also showcased traits Lampard and his coaches have been working towards with high intensity pressing and the use of width among the tactics that Palace found difficult to counter.
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The performance on Saturday was the latest stage of the development Lampard is hoping to oversee. After his first months were characterised by pragmatism to get through the relegation battle facing the Blues, he has now had his first summer to mould the team in his image. There were positive signs from the early weeks of the campaign as Everton overcame injuries to go six unbeaten, changing to a back four within that period. Lampard repeatedly stressed his rebuild will take time though, a point reinforced by the run of defeats against Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United.
The response to those defeats was the 3-0 win over Palace, a performance that saw the threads of Lampard's intended narrative drawn together with style. But Lampard, though pleased with that display, does not want his Everton project to stop there. 'Lampard ball' as some declared the style that saw Gordon's goal follow a move that started from Jordan Pickford and involved all but one player, will feature more flexibility rather than trying to master one style for all matches.
Asked, ahead of the trip to Fulham, whether the Palace performance represented a 'template' for how he wanted Everton to play week-in, week-out, he said it is his goal not to have to "replicate exact tactics or system for a game, because every game is a different challenge".
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Been talking with him' - Tim Cahill opens up on Farhad Moshiri relationship as Everton return eyed
Former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill has opened up on his involvement in the process of appointing Frank Lampard and praised Farhad Moshiri for his improved approach to running the club.
Having made 278 appearances for the Blues as a player, scoring 68 goals, Cahill returned to Goodison Park at the turn of the year to help with the club’s search for a new manager.
The Blues sacked Rafa Benitez following a dismal run of form, and Cahill was invited by owner Moshiri to help the club in their search for a new boss. The former midfielder joined Moshiri, Bill Kenwright, Graeme Sharp and Denise Barrett-Baxendale in eventually selecting Lampard as the man to lead the Blues forward.
The Everton owner spoke glowingly about the 42-year-old in an interview with the club back in February, with the ECHO understanding the club’s majority shareholder was impressed with his knowledge of the game. And Cahill admits he would like to return to the club in an executive role.
“Farhad Moshiri asked me to be part of the process in picking Frank and that [a role at Everton] is a work in progress. I’m a work in progress,” he told SportsMail.
“My Everton connection will always be there. How that is going forward is down to the owners to talk about. For me, to be a strong leader, you have to evolve."
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