Frank Lampard has admitted he has a point to prove at Everton and that he did not seek assurances over job security from Farhad Moshiri during talks to become the club’s sixth permanent manager in six years.
Lampard ended 12 months out of the game on Monday when he was appointed by Everton on a two-and-a-half year contract. During an assured first press conference on Thursday, the 43-year-old said his new role “gets my juices flowing” and that his preferred style of play fitted neatly with the club’s traditions. But after being sacked by Chelsea – “one bad month and you lose your job,” as he described it – Lampard accepts his managerial credentials will be questioned as he attempts to haul Everton out of relegation trouble.