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Three things Everton (and Chelsea) fans can expect from Frank Lampard

By Travis Tyler

Chelsea's English head coach Frank Lampard and Chelsea's Italian midfielder Jorginho (R) react to their defeat on the pitch after the UEFA Champion's League round of 16 first leg football match between Chelsea and Bayern Munich at Stamford Bridge in London on February 25, 2020. - Bayern won the game 3-0. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
Chelsea's English head coach Frank Lampard and Chelsea's Italian midfielder Jorginho (R) react to their defeat on the pitch after the UEFA Champion's League round of 16 first leg football match between Chelsea and Bayern Munich at Stamford Bridge in London on February 25, 2020. - Bayern won the game 3-0. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Kai Havertz of Chelsea interacts with team mate Timo Werner following the Premier League match between Chelsea and Burnley at Stamford Bridge on January 31, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Kai Havertz of Chelsea interacts with team mate Timo Werner following the Premier League match between Chelsea and Burnley at Stamford Bridge on January 31, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

2. The pull of Frank Lampard’s image in the market

Frank Lampard is a Chelsea legend, but also a legend of the game. One of the freest scoring midfielders of all time served as inspiration for a swath of players coming up into the game now. That allows a team to simply say “Lampard is our manager” and watch as player agree to sign for the club.

Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell, and Hakim Ziyech have all said part of the reason they joined Chelsea was because of Lampard. It’s a “pull” that not many managers can naturally have and Lampard has already shown it frequently in a short career. His Derby County was a fantastic place for many Premier League clubs to send players on loan because so many youngsters wanted a chance to be in the same room as the legend they grew up watching and modeling their game on.

Ancelotti had this effect on Everton to some degree and Lampard will surely have something similar. Players that Everton would not be able to bring in under most circumstances will be far more willing simply because it is Lampard in charge. And something perhaps more interesting to Everton will be that Chelsea connection.

For every job Lampard was linked to in his time off, it was assumed that a Chelsea player would join him there either permanently or on loan. There are quite a few players that don’t have a natural place under Thomas Tuchel that could make the leap to Lampard’s side. Furthermore, there are some loaned players that may not be quite Chelsea ready yet but could link up with Lampard at Everton on loan. If Tuchel is not yet fully convinced by Conor Gallagher, Armando Broja, Billy Gilmour, or even Levi Colwill, Lampard would gladly take them and make them a key part of his Everton side.

Everton hasn’t always hit it out of the park on transfers, but Lampard in charge would at least give them options they wouldn’t normally have.

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