Frank Lampard has stated that the confidence of his player is a matter of concern after they suffer defeat to Newcastle.
Everton manager Frank Lampard has stated that his side confidence is a matter of concern to him after the lost to Newcastle.
Lampard side took the scored first but the Magpies went home with the whole three point in the game.
Speaking with the media after the game Lampard stated that he is slightly concerned by Everton’s fragile confidence, and has warned everyone at the club that they will have to stick together, as he expects more nights like Tuesday’s defeat.
Everton approached this game with high expectations following Saturday’s impressive 4-1 win over Brentford, but struggled to recover after two own-goals in 107 seconds – one for each side – saw their lead chalked off.
Lampard, who was taking charge of his first league game, admits he was not surprised by the result on Tuesday night.
Asked about players heads going down after the Newcastle equaliser, Lampard said: “It’s a concern.
“As much as confidence shot up at Goodison, when players were playing well and believing in themselves and the crowd got together and it was a great feeling, it went down quickly tonight and that is something we have to solve – the in-game situation where players lose a bit of belief.
“It may be one of the reasons I am here because I have watched a lot of the games coming into this job and the way the team were playing and the feeling of confidence that it gave off.
“That is something that won’t change overnight, it changes with work, focus and results. Along the way of getting results, there will be some nights like this. So we must not get too down, as a club we need everybody together.
Source: Skysports
