Brendan Rodgers weighs in on Everton relegation plight; makes Lampard prediction

Brendan Rodgers has given his verdict on Everton’s poor performances this season and made a prediction about Frank Lampard as Leicester prepare to visit Goodison Park.

The Foxes come up against Everton on Wednesday at 19:45. Rodgers’ men will be aiming to get back to winning ways after losing 2-1 to Newcastle on Sunday.

Everton weren’t in action over the weekend, although they did pick up a surprise victory in their last match. Anthony Gordon hit the winner as they beat Manchester United at home.

Despite this result, Everton are still fighting against relegation from the Premier League. They sit 17th as things stand, three points above 18th-placed Burnley and with a game in hand.

Ahead of the Leicester trip to Merseyside, former Liverpool boss Rodgers was asked about Everton’s big spending and why they are still struggling on the pitch.

“It’s well-documented there’s a lot of money been spent – a lot of money,” he said. “But if it doesn’t all join up, then it doesn’t really matter.

“They’ve got good players who go out and work hard and make it difficult and they’ve got players with quality, so it’s probably frustrating for the supporters, I’m sure, because it’s a huge club and the investment’s been huge and they probably wanted better.

“There was obviously a spell on Merseyside at the time I was there when Roberto Martinez was doing really well with them, so it’s tough.”

Lampard came in on January 31 to replace sacked manager Rafa Benitez. And Rodgers has made a prediction about how the Chelsea legend will fare.

“I think Frank Lampard will do really well as a manager,” the Northern Irishman said. “He’s gone in there with a really good team of coaches, but of course that overall vision of the club is so, so important.”

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