Harry Redknapp has claimed that Frank Lampard and Everton are in “desperate trouble” following their defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
A 5-0 hammering in North London leaves the Blues one point above the relegation zone with a game in hand.
Jamie Carragher provided a scathing assessment of Everton's performance during Sky Sports’ coverage on Monday Night Football.
And now Redknapp, who is the uncle of Blues manager Frank Lampard, has also pulled no punches.
The former Tottenham manager agrees with Carragher’s views, in particular regarding the players and the club’s recruitment process.
“They are just a very poor group of players,” Redknapp told Talksport .
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“I watched it on TV and Jamie Carragher said it was a Championship back-four.
“If you go through, man for man, it’s a poor outfit. They’ve recruited badly, got no legs in midfield, the little boy Allan can’t run and get around the pitch.
“It’s only the young lad [Anthony Gordon] who showed any life and played with some energy.
“They really are a poor outfit."
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Redknapp added: “They’ve gone through good managers. The recruitment has just been shocking at the club.
“They are average players, average characters. Frank has his work cut out. If he keeps them up then he’s done very well because they are in desperate trouble.”
He continued: “It’s not just suddenly happened, it’s happened all year. It’s what one win in 14 now.
“As I said, they’ve had Champions League-winning managers who have gone there and couldn’t get anything out of them.
Redknapp added that he thinks Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola would struggle to steer the Blues away from trouble.
“It’s down to recruitment. I don’t care who you think you are, you could put Pep [Guardiola] in there and he’s not suddenly going to turn that group around,” said Redknapp.
“They aren’t good enough and have a very average group of players. He’s got a massive job on his hands.
“The eight games at home in the last 13 is the big thing. They’ve got great fans and hopefully will give them a lift.
“They’ve got Wolves and Newcastle, they will need that crowd behind them even if things aren’t going well.
“Hopefully at the end of the season they can rebuild.”
