Former Everton star Tony Cottee has welcomed the appointment of new manager Frank Lampard.
Cottee says the fans and club are united behind the Londoner.
He told the Liverpool Echo: “I think it's a wonderful appointment for the club. I'm really pleased that they've atoned for their poor decision to appoint Rafael Benitez and hopefully it's onwards and upwards.
“This should be a four or five year project for Frank and should take in the move to the new stadium along the way.
“Again, Frank will be aware from West Ham that's a difficult thing to go through and you need a pair of steady hands.
“You need someone who has got the best interests of the club at heart to look ahead and bring the young kids through, planning for the future.
“Hopefully Frank will be given that time to go to the new stadium. If he's any sort of measure of success, then he'll get a new contract and that will take him beyond the move.
“In terms of targets it's quite simple. He just needs to get some results under his belt and get moving up the table.
“You can move up very quickly in the Premier League, it's all very congested.
“It's not like when Joe Royle took over and we were in a real relegation dog fight but they're flirting with it and they need to get points on the board.
“If you look at their next six fixtures, I know they've got Manchester City in there, but there are some good games for Everton, where they can look to get points.
“Hopefully they can get themselves safe and Frank can then take stock and start planning for next season and being back where they should be, challenging for Europe and putting in better performances in the cups."
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