Frank Lampard’s sacking has opened up one other coveted Premier League managerial job at Everton, with Ange Postecoglou’s identify already being thrown within the combine as a attainable alternative.
England and Chelsea legend Lampard was dismissed after lower than a yr in cost on the struggling membership, which is languishing in nineteenth place and dealing with a struggle for prime flight survival.
Former Burnley boss Sean Dyche, ex-Leeds coach Marcelo Bielsa and West Ham’s former Everton supervisor David Moyes have been named amongst potential candidates to switch Lampard — and so too has ex-Socceroos and now Celtic supervisor Postecoglou having beforehand been linked with the membership.
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Scottish Mail reporter Gary Keown reported earlier this month Everton have been monitoring the Australian for the reason that English membership and Celtic confronted off within the Sydney Super Cup in early November.
“Everton have been linked with the Aussie since Celtic met them within the Sydney Super Cup. They are going to be on the lookout for a brand new supervisor very, very quickly,” Keown wrote.
“If they’re keen to nominate Frank Lampard, a bloke who couldn’t get Derby out of the Championship earlier than bombing at Chelsea, why wouldn’t they offer the likes of Postecoglou an opportunity?
“Right now, he’s beginning to give off the vibe of a man who may simply welcome a change of surroundings and an escape from the circus again into the conventional world.”
Postecoglou’s identify has come up once more within the hours since Lampard’s sacking with the UK Mirror naming him as one of many prime six contenders for the vacant job.
“Postecoglou’s character means that he’s acquired the makings of a steely Toffees boss and would face the relegation struggle full on,”
“But will the 57-year-old wish to finish his love affair with Celtic after only one title and a quick Champions League run? It’d be a troublesome resolution if Bill Kenwright and co got here calling.”
Postecoglou is rated a 16/1 likelihood of getting the job in UK betting markets withThe Scotsman’s Mark Atkinson additionally questioning whether or not the Australian would even wish to take the job as he continues to construct Celtic into the clear dominant pressure in Scottish soccer.
“Everton are anticipated to show to somebody who has prior expertise of a relegation battle within the EPL, which makes Dyche so enticing,” Atkinson mentioned.
Sean Dyche is the bookies’ favorite to switch Lampard.Source: Getty Images
“While Postecoglou is admired in England for his work at Celtic Park, he would extra probably match a summer season appointment with correct time to rebuild, plus it’s unlikely the Australian would swap Celtic Park for a relegation battle.”
Postecolgou’s success since switching to Scotland from Japan has earned him fixed hyperlinks to the Premier League however he insisted late final yr a possible swap to England was “probably not on my radar”.
“It’s a bit like our gamers, I preserve saying to them that in the event that they do what they do properly, all this different stuff takes care of itself, no matter their ambitions or my ambitions could also be,” Postecoglou instructed Fox Sports News.
“My ambition’s all the time been the identical wherever I’ve been, to be as profitable as I can. I’ve charted a course that’s acquired me to the place I’m right now, I’ve simply tried to do it to the very best of my potential and alternatives come up from there.
“Right now, I’m at an enormous soccer membership, mate. I’m dwelling the dream, I’m having fun with each minute of it, and I’m decided to deliver as a lot success as I can to it whereas I’m right here.”
