Everton Lost 0-4 To Crystal Palace, Frank Lampard: We Even Made It Easy

Everton manager Frank Lampard. (Photo: Twitter @Everton)

JAKARTA - Everton manager, Frank Lampard, could not hide his disappointment after his team was eliminated from the FA Cup quarter-finals. Everton fall after losing 0-4 to Crystal Palace on Sunday, 20 March.

Palace scored two goals in the first half through goals from Marc Guehi and Jean-Philippe Mateta. After the break, Wilfried Zaha and Hughes added to the lead and closed the game with a total of four goals without reply.

Lampard was disappointed because his team seemed to give an easy way to the semifinals. In fact, all elements of the team are determined to achieve the best result in this tournament. "We came here to try to go to Wembley (for the final) and instead we made it easier for Palace to get into the semifinals. Palace didn't play well and they won 4-0 The players have to take responsibility because this is disappointing," said Lampard, quoted from the club's official website.

Regarding his team's appearance on the field, Lampard admitted that Everton had performed well and controlled the game at the start. But after the hosts scored, the concentration of players began to disperse and reduce the team's breaking power.

"We started really well and controlled the game. Then we lost concentration, the players were at 70 percent and obviously, it wasn't very good," he said.

The result against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup then extended Lampard's bad record with Everton. Apart from being eliminated from the FA Cup, Everton is also in the shadows of relegation, having lost five of their last six matches in the English Premier League.

Lampard is reluctant to see his team again get unsatisfactory results in the next party. Because, if they get bad results again, the door to slip into the Championship Division is wide open.

"We tell the players to be tough, strong, and believe in themselves and we support them to be confident. The players have to do that in the game."

Unfortunately, in the remaining 11 games, Everton will undergo five tough matches, namely meeting West Ham United, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal.