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Clement lined up as Lampard's No 2

Everton are believed to have offered the assistant manager's role under Frank Lampard to Paul Clement as the Blues' new boss' backroom staff begins to take shape.
Lampard is expected to be confirmed as Everton's new manager either tonight or tomorrow morning and negotiations over his support team have been continuing over the weekend.
Highly-rated Chelsea coach Anthony Barry was one name being linked with a position at Everton, but while those talks are said to have been positive, he is now expected to remain at Stamford Bridge with The Telegraph suggesting Clement will get the No 2 position instead.
Joe Edwards, however, looks likely to make the switch from London to Merseyside and Chris Jones, with whom Lampard worked during his time at Derby County and Chelsea, could also come on board.
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Clement started out as a coach at Fulham and then Chelsea and has had managerial spells at Derby County, Swansea, Reading and most recently at Cercle Brugge in Belgium but his most successful roles appear to have been in assistant positions.
He was hired by Carlo Ancelotti to work alongside him Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and at Bayern Munich and was a leading contender to become the Italian's assistant at Everton before Ancelotti's son Davide was handed the role.
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2 Posted 30/01/2022 at 17:44:04
3 Posted 30/01/2022 at 17:53:06
4 Posted 30/01/2022 at 17:54:02
5 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:00:41
6 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:03:05
7 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:03:15
8 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:07:53
9 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:08:09
10 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:09:10
11 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:12:40
12 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:19:18
But right now, no one on TW has a clue what is really going on, were all just relying on titbits and click bait so, Tony Twist, calm down until youve REALLY got something to whinge about.
13 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:20:10
There's only 2 Frank Lampards. Simple but there's a tune?
14 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:27:11
Im hoping Clement is labour. You know, for balance.
Put down the gavel Danny, that was a joke. Sort of
15 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:28:23
16 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:28:40
17 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:33:14
18 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:35:28
Duncan will stay and take the role he is given.
19 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:40:41
20 Posted 30/01/2022 at 18:48:37
Ferguson has to move on, perhaps not right now because of the predicament we are in.
Now is the perfect time for Ancelotti to make his move !
21 Posted 30/01/2022 at 19:18:39
22 Posted 30/01/2022 at 19:42:47
I wish Mr Lampard success in his job, hoping he won't go the way of others.
And I hope our new recruits will fit in quickly.
CoYB.
AM yours truly from LAGOS, NIGERIA.
23 Posted 30/01/2022 at 19:42:59
24 Posted 30/01/2022 at 19:48:52
25 Posted 30/01/2022 at 19:54:35
The rumours were that Reece James, went back to Chelsea, after his loan spell at Wigan, and was raving to Lampard about one of the coaches. Whats his name asked Frank? Anthony Barry was the reply, and Lampard said I know him, Ive been doing my coaching badges with him, and decided to take him to Chelsea.
It seems Barry has decided to stay at Chelsea, but Paul Clement seems like hes a very good assistant, and has also got a lot more experience, so if hes coming to be our number two, I now expect Duncan Ferguson to move on.
26 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:01:35
Thanks to the fans perseverance and protests in view that the board did perhaps take stock of the fans protests last week, and in previous games this season.
Fresh hope and hopefully, deliverance - survival in the EPL, and win the FA Cup.
This could be Evertons year in the FAC.
27 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:05:35
28 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:06:55
The power of a few well-written articles I guess.
Clement is a well-renowned coach, respected, and he's worked with great players at great clubs. He'll be a knowledgeable and influential No 2.
On paper, this all looks very promising. A young, ambitious coach with something to prove and an experienced assistant alongside him.
29 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:10:51
Ferguson has to go. Surely a lower league team will offer him a manager's job if he is such a great coach and motivator.
30 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:21:41
If he stays, Lampard is doomed.
31 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:22:48
32 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:36:02
He knew there would be no money available and skedaddled pronto!
33 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:36:47
34 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:39:17
Everton have Lampard, Paul Clement is a good No 2, with more experience than Dunc and importantly breaks that old boys network which appears to have hamstrung us for years.
35 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:40:25
36 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:42:01
Some rags linking us with a move for Gana now. I'd take him back in a heartbeat!
37 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:43:29
I generally struggle to comprehend how fans are able to champion a particular coach. We all have the freedom to judge players, as they play in front of our eyes, but unless anyone has sat in on a good spread of coaching sessions, then any judgement is purely based on hearsay, reportage and extrapolating data from performances.
Good luck to anyone who wants to stick their neck out and vouch for the pedigree of a coach but, truth be told, unless those people are inside the professional game in some way, then they are merely following in the judgements of others. Not for me.
38 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:45:58
I don't know why people are getting down about Clement. As I understand it, the first choice was Steve Holland. Him or Clement – both are well thought of in the game apparently. As mentioned earlier in the thread, some people are better suited in the Number 2 role – Harvey, Taylor, Queiroz – to name but 3.
39 Posted 30/01/2022 at 20:54:51
I'm not sure what other type of evidence could be available to vouch for the man.
40 Posted 30/01/2022 at 21:01:40
41 Posted 30/01/2022 at 21:08:58
It's not so much who is coming in, as who leaves...and who gets the blame 'Sorry lads, it all fat Frank's idea, can't help you... teary hankie comes out...new broom and all that.'
42 Posted 30/01/2022 at 21:12:24
Duncan Ferguson is associated with underachievement as both a player and coach at Everton. It might be unfortunate for him if his services are dispensed with but not for the club as a whole.
43 Posted 30/01/2022 at 21:53:09
44 Posted 30/01/2022 at 21:53:50
45 Posted 30/01/2022 at 23:14:40
I'm not sure about Dunc tbf... does anyone know what he brings etc? Passion from the stands and his past non prolific striker stats or something I don't see.
Yes I'd have kept him on without a manager till the Summer because it made sense but I'm not thinking his time here apart from the paper talk Carlo was going to be good for us long term. Maybe I'm wrong...
46 Posted 30/01/2022 at 23:30:28
47 Posted 30/01/2022 at 00:17:14
But he was on according to Mike Gaynes £2. 5 million a year. It makes me wonder what other backroom true blues are on. Promotions with no interviews or selection process seems to have prevailed. No targets either. Unsworth in particular. Young Waldron another one. Off course there will be a serverence payment for Duncan. What would Bill be on as Chairman. /Executive Director????
Looks like we are going to have a proper Management change or aleast the start of one. No twits in Everton track suits welcoming the new Manager to Finch Farm this time.
48 Posted 31/01/2022 at 03:10:20
As for Paul Clement, highly thought of in the football world and an excellent complement to young Frank. From what I have read about Anthony Barry, its a shame we couldnt get him too but add a couple of quality midfield acquisitions tomorrow and I will be a much happier boy than a couple of weeks ago.
49 Posted 31/01/2022 at 03:51:17
Welcome aboard Paul, hope you have your lifebelt with you for the first few games!
50 Posted 31/01/2022 at 04:34:16
As someone else pointed out on another thread, Marco Silva's best period as Everton manager was when he had Joao Pedro Sousa as his assistant and things started going downhill after Sousa left.
Paul Clement's credentials as an assistant manager are second to none – he was Ancelotti's assistant at Chelsea, Real Madrid and PSG and has worked with players like Beckham, Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, Sergio Ramos, etc. He will have the instant respect of our players and if they are willing to learn from him, will improve them tremendously. Nothing negative for me.
If Dunc is being released, I hope he can find suitable employment somewhere – maybe within the Everton Academy set-up or elsewhere.
51 Posted 31/01/2022 at 06:39:08
Lampard has just signed his own doom.
52 Posted 31/01/2022 at 06:53:45
Not good news that if true.
53 Posted 31/01/2022 at 07:09:58
54 Posted 31/01/2022 at 07:20:57
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/30/frank-lampard-must-learn-from-chelsea-errors-to-make-success-of-everton
55 Posted 31/01/2022 at 08:12:46
56 Posted 31/01/2022 at 08:20:05
And I see that Duncan has turned down the opportunity to stay at Everton because he has been offered the Sunderland job – good luck to him.
57 Posted 31/01/2022 at 09:15:50
Currently being sorted out by Lyndon.
58 Posted 31/01/2022 at 09:32:50
59 Posted 31/01/2022 at 09:44:49
to live in the North West. That she was happy where she was and the situation with her children ?
It's not like the army, go where you're posted.
After reading some of the previous comments I didn't realise we had so many savants on TW, any chance of posting the numbers for the Euromillions ?
60 Posted 31/01/2022 at 09:51:19
61 Posted 31/01/2022 at 11:20:29
62 Posted 31/01/2022 at 11:36:57
Clement was spoken highly as far as I recall, didn't he go abroard at one stage?
63 Posted 31/01/2022 at 16:55:57
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1 Posted 30/01/2022 at 17:37:50