Lampard gone, but where do muddled Everton go from here?

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AdvertisementYes it’s that time of the year again, boys and girls — Everton are looking for a manager. What sort of manager should owner Farhad Moshiri, the club’s board and director of football Kevin Thelwell turn to next? Director of football Thelwell chats to Everton owner Moshiri at the London Stadium on Saturday (Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images)That could depend on perception. He managed the first part of the job as Everton avoided their first relegation since the 1950s but has failed at the latter. Lampard only arrived at Goodison on the final day of January, with almost no time to make his own mark in the window.
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