Jamie Carragher has insisted that Frank Lampard can have few complaints about being sacked as Everton manager.
Lampard departed his role at Goodison Park on Monday, though the Toffees were yet to officially confirm the decision as of that evening. The Englishman's position was left untenable after a fourth successive defeat left his side second bottom of the Premier League.
Everton are deep in relegation trouble, having won just three games in the top flight this campaign. Lampard took over after Rafa Benitez was sacked following a similarly poor run, with Carragher believing the decision to fire the Englishman is the correct one as a result.
"The supporters wanted change more at the boardroom level than maybe the manager. But I do feel that it is the right decision, I think Frank got the job on the back of Rafa Benitez having a similar sort of run," he told Sky Sports.
"So, if you come in and have a similar sort of run that the previous manager had, I don't think you can have too many complaints. And with Everton bottom of the league with Southampton at the moment, I don't think Frank can have too many complaints.
"But, of course, there's 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."
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Carragher pinpointed the poor production of Lampard's summer signings in attack as one of the main reasons for his downfall. But he also laid the blame at the door of Everton's board, with many supporters having called for them to resign.
"He (Lampard) hasn't spent a lot of money. They lost Richarlison, who was their best player last season. They've tried to replace him, always going to be difficult to. But when you look at the attacking players who he's brought in," Carragher added.
"Almost on his first day, he brought Dele Alli in and Donny van de Beek from Manchester United. They didn't work, weren't really a success, but this season, they brought (Neal) Maupay in because of the injuries to (Dominic) Calvert-Lewin.
"Dwight McNeil came in from Burnley. Again, not huge fees - £20million for Dwight MacNeil, £15m for Maupay - but they haven't done anything, nothing at all. The defensive players they've brought in have done ok, in terms of (James) Tarkowski and Conor Coady.
"But, in terms of the attacking players he has brought in, they've not done anywhere near enough. You've got a huge split on the board in terms of (Farhad) Moshiri making the biggest decisions. Not the every day decisions, but Moshiri will be making the biggest decisions in terms of managers. That's the biggest problem at Everton Football Club, the split on the board."
The defeat at West Ham on Saturday proved to be the final straw for Everton's board, with Lampard sacked two days later. It is not yet known who will take charge of the team for the clash with Arsenal a week on Saturday.
