(Reuters) - As Everton's winless run extended to seven games following Tuesday's 4-1 thrashing by Brighton & Hove Albion, manager Frank Lampard cut a forlorn figure on the touchline with the Merseyside club hovering just above the relegation zone.
A valiant 1-1 draw away at reigning champions Manchester City over the weekend proved to be nothing more than a blip as Brighton ran riot while Everton capitulated at Goodison Park again.
Tuesday's contest only underlined how far Brighton have come since sealing promotion thanks to the implementation of an effective coaching and recruitment structure at the club, while Everton stumble from one crisis to another every season. But his successor Roberto De Zerbi has come in and overcome a couple of early hiccups to mastermind a mini-revival while playing an attractive style of football to lift them up to eighth, kindling hopes of playing in Europe next season.
Everton owner Farhad Moshiri cannot be accused of not splashing the cash but in trying to recruit for different managers with different philosophies, Lampard has inherited a squad that has failed to gel.
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