HARRY REDKNAPP insists Frank Lampard is to not blame for Everton’s relegation disaster.
But the SunSport columnist and former West Ham, Tottenham and Portsmouth boss has questioned his nephew’s signing of Dele Alli.
New Toffees chief Lampard named his deadline-day purchase from Spurs on the bench once more as they have been thrashed 5-0 at Dele’s former membership on Monday.
Everton stay seventeenth within the desk only one place and level above third-bottom Burnley, albeit with a recreation in hand however a poorer purpose distinction.
The Toffees have gained simply certainly one of their 5 Prem matches underneath Lampard.
But his uncle Harry insisted: “They are only a very poor group of gamers.
“I watched the Tottenham recreation on TV and Jamie Carragher stated it was a Championship again 4. If you undergo, man-for-man, it’s a poor outfit.
“They’ve recruited badly, bought no legs in midfield, the little boy Allan can’t run and get across the pitch.
“It’s solely the younger lad Anthony Gordon who confirmed any life and performed with some power.
“They actually are a poor outfit.
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“But should you have a look at their managers, they’ve had Champions League-winning managers. Ancelotti couldn’t get a tune out of the membership, Rafa Benitez the identical.
“They’ve gone by means of good managers. The recruitment has simply been stunning on the membership.
“They are common gamers, common characters.
“Frank has his work cut out. If he keeps them up then he’s done very well because they are in desperate trouble.”
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Everton have the worst away file within the Premier League having mustered simply six factors this time period on the street.
Their top-flight present haul of twenty-two factors from 25 factors is their lowest within the membership’s historical past.
But Redknapp advised talkSPORT: “It’s not simply abruptly occurred, it’s occurred all 12 months. It’s what one win in 14 now.
“As I stated, they’ve had Champions League profitable managers who’ve gone there and couldn’t get something out of them.
“It’s all the way down to recruitment. I don’t care who you suppose you’re, you would put Pep in there and he’s not abruptly going to show that group round.
“They aren’t adequate and have a really common group of gamers. He’s bought a large job on his palms.
“The eight video games at residence within the final 13 is the large factor. They’ve bought nice followers and hopefully will give them a elevate.
“They’ve bought Wolves and Newcastle, they are going to want that crowd behind them even when issues aren’t going nicely.
“Hopefully at the end of the season they can rebuild.”
While Redknapp was eager to guard Lampard he pulled no punches when it got here to his signing of Dele.
The Tottenham outcast is but to make a Prem begin for Everton – coming off the bench in all 5 of his high flight appearances up to now since becoming a member of from Spurs in a deadline day swap value as much as £40m.
Redknapp stated: “What’s occurred to Dele Alli? Frank introduced him in and was so enthusiastic about signing him. There’s bought to be one thing fallacious with what he’s doing as he can’t get within the staff.
“He goes again to Tottenham final night time and it’s virtually embarrassing. He was such an enormous participant and whenever you return to your previous membership you don’t need to sit on the bench.
“You need to present them what you are able to do. He’s completed nothing since he’s been there.
“I’ve been one of his biggest fans, but there’s a few of them that need to start performing as they are in desperate trouble.”
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