‘Very, very dangerous!’ – Chris Sutton hits out at Frank Lampard Everton criticism after Crystal Palace defeat
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Updated 22/03/2022 at 08:48 GMT
Chris Sutton says that Frank Lampard needs to take responsibility for Everton’s plight. The Toffees sit one place above the relegation zone and were thrashed 4-0 by Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Lampard accused his Everton players of lacking "b*******" after the match. Lampard took the reins at Everton in January.
Everton's English manager Frank Lampard (C) looks on during the English FA cup quarter-final football match between Crystal Palace and Everton at Selhurst Park in south London on March 20, 2022
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Frank Lampard accused his Everton players of lacking "b*******" after their 4-0 humbling at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on Sunday.
However, Chris Sutton, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, said that Lampard’s comments represented a gamble that could backfire as he tries to manoeuvre his team away from the relegation zone. They currently sit 17th.
"He has to take responsibility - he's the manager," began Sutton.
"The team are in an absolute mess but his language was extremely strong, questioning the side's courage.
"He talked about [how] he doesn't have a magic wand to get inside people's heads and change resilience across the whole squad. Well... is that not his job?
"Lampard was chucking things out there and I wonder whether he will regret some of the things he's said because it can be damaging within the dressing room.
"It's not a good dressing room at this time but when you start questioning player's courage, I think there may be a problem.
"He's come out and slaughtered his players and yet he needs these players to keep him up, so what he said is very, very dangerous in my book. It's a big gamble what he said and let's see whether the players react.
"He had a difficult job to take on, most of the blame lies with [previous manager Rafa] Benitez on this one, but he hasn't made the impact which I think he expected to - and the Everton fans expected him to."
Everton sit in 17th place in the Premier League table, three points clear of Watford in 18th but with two games in hand.
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