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Jamie Carragher explains how Frank Lampard's Chelsea experience is now holding back Everton

Former Liverpool defender and now pundit Jamie Carragher reckons Frank Lampard's Chelsea experience may not help him in his quest to save Everton from the drop in the Premier League this season.

Approaching the end of the international break, all focus is back on the Premier League title and relegation race. Unfortunately for Chelsea fans, they are going to have to witness club icon Lampard fight for his life with the Toffees over the last few months of the season. Currently sitting in the precarious position of 17th in the standings with a mere 25 points and a daunting fixture schedule ahead of them, Lampard certainly has his work cut out to try and keep Everton in the top flight.

They next face West Ham away from home this weekend with a point at this moment a miraculous result for Everton, especially considering their dire away record in the Premier League this term that has carried over from the Rafa Benitez era. Lampard, as a player, knew how to win everything with Chelsea but his managerial win ratio tells mixed stories at this moment. His winning pedigree in a playing sense has Carragher questioning just how well his former England teammate can react in the face of adversity.

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