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Joe Thomas

'The better we’ll get' - Frank Lampard may have revealed Everton tactical plan

Frank Lampard looks set to persist with playing three centre backs this season as he plots ways for his Everton side to start picking up points.

The Blues boss adopted the formation of five at the back towards the end of the last campaign as injuries and the need for points forced him to be pragmatic. It his ambition to create a squad that is more flexible but after two games of the new Premier League season he appears to have settled on sticking to five at the back.

He has set up Everton in that manner for both games so far this, despite having lost two centre backs to serious injuries, looks set to maintain that approach.

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