Frank Lampard admits Everton are ‘in tough times’ but urges everyone at the club to ‘move forward’

Everton manager Frank Lampard has said his future at the club does not depend on him, as he insisted the club is not too big to be relegated after a 2-0 loss to West Ham.

Jarrod Bowen scored twice in the first half to give the hosts all three points and ensure Everton are entrenched in the relegation zone.

Pressure has mounted on Lampard and he has admitted that the club is in “tough times”, with several fans protesting in the stands.

Everton manager Frank Lampard (above) has urged supporters to stay with the club.

speaking to BBC After Saturday’s loss, Lampard said: ‘The fans are realists, they have watched the team for the last few years. History advances and nothing gives you the right to be in their league, we have seen great football clubs fall.

“If you don’t move you’re in for tough times, we’re in tough times and everyone has to try to move on.”

The loss to West Ham means Everton are winless in their last eight league games, with their last win coming against Crystal Palace in October.

On the fan protests, Lampard added: ‘I didn’t see that (the fan protests). The fans support us and go a long way for us. It was a strange game, we had a lot of control in terms of possession, but the killer instinct on his team was better than ours. In terms of tactical control, we had a lot.

Everton are now second from the bottom of the table after the defeat at the London Stadium

Everton fans continued their protests against the club’s board on Saturday afternoon

‘It’s a great job, I knew that when I took the job because we were watching a relegation battle at the time. We had a great fight and we stayed in the league. We lost Richarlison and now we’ve tried to build around that, so it’s normal that we’re fighting again, when other clubs are trying to move on.

“I don’t want to say how Everton fans feel, my job is to give it my all at work here.” We had a lot of possession but fell short in the final third.

“It’s impossible for me to jump into the future, last season we were five points from safety with five or six games to go, but as a club we have to move together.” I can’t complain about the spirit of the players and how they approached the game. They may have had a slow time, but we didn’t find it in the last third.

Everton are now winless in eight Premier League games, with the last victory coming in October.

They remain entrenched in relegation, ahead of bottom-place Southampton due to their superior goal difference.

When confronted by Sky Sports after the match, the club’s majority owner Farhad Moshiri was unable to give Lampard a vote of confidence, simply replying “it’s not my decision” when asked if the former Chelsea midfielder’s time had run out. finish.

Everton will return to action when they host league leaders Arsenal at Goodison in a fortnight’s time.