Jamie Carragher believes Everton have made the correct decision by sacking Frank Lampard.
The Blues have been unable to halt their slide down the Premier League table and suffered an 11th top-flight defeat of the season on Saturday afternoon. Losing Richarlison has proven to be pivotal in the team's struggles in front of goal, coupled with Dominic Calvert-Lewin's availability issues.
Amadou Onana has been the standout figure out of the club's summer signings, with the likes of Dwight McNeil and Neal Maupay falling well short of expectations since joining the cub from Burnley and Brighton respectively.
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Lampard gave his all to get the best out of the group at his disposal, though Carragher is of the view it is the right time for a change in the dugout despite first-team players letting the manager down. "I think the supporters wanted change more at boardroom level than maybe the manager, but I do feel it is the right decision," the former Liverpool defender said on Sky Sports.
"Frank got the job on the back of Rafa Benitez having a similar sort of run so if you come in and have a similar sort of run, I don't think you can have too many complaints. There are things going on behind the scenes, and that's why the Everton fans are very frustrated more with off the field stuff than on the field.
Carragher continued: "He hasn't spent a lot of money and they lost Richarlison, who was their best player last season. They have tried to replace him, and it was always going to be difficult to. When you look at the attacking players he has brought in, there is Dele Alli and Van de Beek and they weren't really a success. This season they brought Maupay in because of the injuries to Calvert-Lewin and Dwight McNeil came in, not for huge fees, but they haven't done anything. Nothing at all. The defensive players brought in have done okay, but the attacking players have not done anywhere near enough."
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