Ominously, Everton owner Farhad Moshiri was present at the London Stadium for the first time since October 2021, and the Iranian provided no public reassurances to his manager in the aftermath of a bad performance against their relegation opponents.
Chairman Bill Kenwright was also asked by Sky Sports about Lampard’s future and said: It has been a horrible run of results for us all and for Frank but I would never say that to you, ever.
Moshiri departed London Stadium without meeting with Lampard, but he will have to weigh preserving faith with the former England manager against strong inclinations to make a significant change, especially with games against Arsenal and Liverpool coming up.
With reports stating that a win over West Ham is critical for Lampard, his prospects seem dismal.
Lampard preferred not to speculate on the significance of Moshiri’s appearance, but he did admit he was aware he would be attending the game, which had been dubbed El Sackico due to the uncertainty surrounding West Ham manager David Moyes. It has never mattered to Lampard if an owner, chairman, or board member is present at the game.
The victory was vital for Moyes, whose team had lost six of their previous seven, with sources predicting a change in the case of defeat.
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They eventually won comfortably over Moyes’ previous team. Asked about the strain on himself and Lampard, and by extension the speculation over their futures, Moyes said: I have to say, I think probably the biggest strength I’ve had is I’ve had a board behind me who have been incredibly supportive, have backed me, maybe made it a lot easier.
If the circumstances were different, you might have asked me a different question, but I still feel there are some things the board does not want to do: they do not want to make any changes, so I felt confident. I’m calm about it, but I certainly want to win because I’ve been so frustrated that I haven’t been able to win for the previous seven games or whatever it is now.
