Everton manager Frank Lampard has refused to be drawn into discussing speculation surrounding his future ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Manchester United. Lampard suffered his eighth defeat in 12 league matches against Burnley on Wednesday to plunge the Toffees deep into relegation trouble.
Frank Lampard said: “For me, in my relatively short managerial career, I probably spent 18 months at Chelsea with the same. Over that 18 months you’re probably always two games from the sack. Maybe that’s just a symptom of football and the Premier League, it’s pressure, that’s fine, you sign up for that, I’ve got no problem with that. Even if you’re in the FA Cup final or make the top four or whatever, you still know the rules. So I’ve got no problem with that in terms of speculation. We’re a huge club, people want to talk about it. In football terms I don’t think anyone else should talk about us any being any different from the other teams in the battle we’re in. We’ve got no right to not be fighting a battle against relegation, irrespective of history. But what I am is proud to manage here and proud to keep the history of this club going in a positive way. I don’t buy into it (the speculation), I do my job.”
