Frank Lampard has not asked Everton for assurances over long-term security

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.

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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.

“It’s the world we live in,” he said. “I guess if you decide to be the manager of a football club, particularly in the Premier League, you are not going to cruise through your career without having points to prove at various different times. Even the absolute best – the most successful – have that, so I have got no issue with that. As a player, I found I had a point to prove at various different times; sometimes it brings the best out of you and I hope it does with me.”

Moshiri, Everton’s majority shareholder, has overseen lavish spending and managerial churn since his arrival in 2016, leading to recent fan protests over how the club is run. Lampard, however, does not consider Everton or the task he has inherited from Rafael Benítez as a risk, and admits he did not ask for long-term stability from Moshiri because results will determine his future.

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