‘He disrespected me… it was heartbreaking’ – Frank Lampard was not fair with me and made a mistake, slams Everton star

FRANK LAMPARD has been slammed by Everton prima Abdoulaye Doucoure who felt helium was "disrespected" by his erstwhile boss.

Doucoure fell retired of Lampard's plans astatine the opening of the 2023-24 campaign, having initially featured prominently erstwhile Lampard archetypal took charge.

The midfielder was dropped aft starting the opening lucifer of the play and did not commencement different Prem crippled until Lampard was sacked successful January 2023.

Doucoure returned to the broadside nether Sean Dyche and felt the interaction helium made proved Lampard made the incorrect decision.

He criticised his erstwhile brag successful an interrogation with The Overlap, saying: "He did not spot me. I truly bash not recognize due to the fact that this was my worst acquisition with the manager. Every manager started me, each manager trusted me.

"Frank Lampard was the lone 1 who did not spot maine and I deliberation helium made a mistake with me.

"He was not just with me. He near maine connected the seat for truthful galore games and did not springiness maine a chance. It upset maine with him. There was nary connection betwixt maine and him.

"He didn't spot maine and I deliberation helium made a mistake. I deliberation I proved him incorrect aft that due to the fact that nether the caller manager Sean Dyche I was the quality shaper successful the team.

"I deliberation for him helium was a large player, but arsenic a manager with Everton it was a large acquisition for him and I deliberation helium learned from that."

Doucoure revealed his concern nether Lampard meant helium astir near the club, peculiarly aft helium was made to unsocial oregon with the Under-21s pursuing a bust-up with Lampard.

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He continued: "Because of my narration with him I was pushing away, I was astir retired of the club, due to the fact that I can't beryllium connected the bench. I request to play.

"It was bittersweet for me...He pushed maine away, I was grooming with the U21s.

"After 1 location crippled determination was a large statement betwixt maine and him and the time aft they said I can't enactment with the squad - helium felt disrespected by maine successful beforehand of the players. They said I had to bid unsocial oregon with the U21s.

"I deliberation helium disrespected maine a small bit. I was precise adjacent [to leaving]. I did not privation it but the exit was precise close. It was heartbreaking."