Under-pressure Everton supervisor Frank Lampard denies his facet have forgotten win however admits the damaging 2-1 defeat to fellow strugglers Southampton might have been averted.
His facet acquired themselves in entrance courtesy of Amadou Onana’s first aim for the membership since becoming a member of in the summertime with a header from a nook shortly earlier than half-time.
However, James Ward-Prowse equalised two minutes into the second half after which delivered the decisive blow from a 78th-minute set-piece to maneuver inside two of David Beckham’s Premier League free-kick document of 18.
Everton’s 15 factors from 19 league video games is the joint-lowest of their historical past – taking into consideration video games adjusted to a few factors for a win – and the final time that they had this quantity they have been relegated in 1951.
It has left Lampard underneath big strain after only one win of their final 11 league matches.
“Obviously really disappointed with the result. It’s a game that could have gone for us or against us,” stated Lampard, who apologised for arriving for his press convention nearly 90 minutes after the ultimate whistle.
“It was a tense game, one that we lost. Frustrated to lose, frustrated for everyone.
“I don’t know about forgetting how to win. Sean Dyche (the former Burnley manager) said that about us last season and we went and beat Man United.
“It’s clear in football that sometimes if you aren’t winning games it can become contagious in terms of confidence and we know we are in that spot.
“When you go 1-0 up it is crucial you dig in and don’t make a mistake to give a goal away early in the second half.
“Both of their goals could have been stopped from our point of view. It feels like a casual statement -‘forgetting how to win’ – but I understand the point – we are in a period of games where we are not winning.”
Threats made to senior Everton officers throughout the week meant the whole board have been ordered to steer clear of the sport however Lampard didn’t need to use that distraction as an excuse.
“It’s a difficult time. I don’t have thoughts as such in that I don’t want to comment on it on the back of the game, I’m more concerned about the game and that we didn’t win it,” he added.
“That’s my first port of call – that’s not me making light of anything, I understand the situation we are in here, I hear the noise but I have to keep working.
“The one thing I suggest, which is really important for me, is everyone involved here in every side is for Everton. We want to be successful, we are passionate about what we do.
“We need to just work in our own way to do the best and my own way is to wake up tomorrow morning and go: ‘OK, let’s go again’.”
Saints boss Nathan Jones celebrated his first Premier League victory after 4 successive defeats since taking on from Ralph Hasenhuttl.
While the important win, solely their fourth of the season, didn’t carry them off the underside of the desk it put them again in contact with their relegation-threatened rivals.
Everton are solely above the Saints on aim distinction and the relative security of 14th is now simply two factors away for Jones.
“Very good. A long time coming. I felt it’s been coming, I felt the form was there,” he stated.
“I thought we were tactically excellent today. Second half we came out really aggressive.
“We were very calculated at half-time. It wasn’t a hairdryer. We said: ‘Let’s go after the game,’ and we did. To score so quickly settled us down.
“It was vital today not to lose the game because Everton would go away from you.
“We’ve pulled others back in but there’s a long way to go yet.
“You have to keep building momentum and picking up points and get to a point where you are in a far better position.”
