Chelsea coach ends 27 years at the club to join Frank Lampard at Everton

Joe Edwards has joined Everton as assistant manager, ending an incredible 27 years involved with Chelsea.

The coach joins Frank Lampard at Goodison Park after they worked together during Lampard’s spell in charge of the Blues.

The 35-year-old first joined Chelsea as a schoolboy player and has worked his way through the coaching ranks after his playing career did not work out.

Lampard brought him in to work with the first team after being involved with the youth teams in west London, and is clearly a big fan of his work as he has tempted him to Goodison Park.

Edwards is not the only Chelsea connection in Lampard’s new staff at Everton, with Paul Clement arriving as first team coach and Chris Jones as first team coach and head of performance.

Chelsea stated that Edwards’ position at the club will not be replaced at this time.

On his confirmation as new manager on Monday, Lampard said: ‘It is a huge honour for me to represent and manage a club the size and tradition of Everton Football Club. I’m very hungry to get started. After speaking to the owner, Chairman and the Board, I very much felt their passion and ambition. I hope they felt my ambition and how hard I want to work to bring it together.

‘You can feel the passion Everton fans have for their club. That will be hugely important. As a team – the competitive level that the Premier League brings and the position we are in the table – we certainly need that. It’s a two-way thing.

‘I think Everton is a unique club in that you can really understand what the fans want to see. The first thing they want is fight and desire and that must always be our baseline.

‘My first message to the players will be that we have to do this together. We’ll try to do our job and I know the fans will be there backing us.’

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