Chelsea confirmed on January 25 the dismissal of Frank Lampard, legend of the blue club, due to his poor results in command of the team, and just a day later, Thomas Tuchel, ex PSG, was announced as Frankie’s replacement.
Despite the sensitivity of the blue board’s move, this is not the first time that a coach has been fired hastily or even unfairly if you prefer, he believes that way, since in 2012 André Villas-Boas experienced something similar, and according to recent revelations, Lampard would have had a lot to do with his departure.
Gary Neville, Manchester United legend and today sports commentator, uncovered a juicy anecdote of the time when Frank Lampard was still a player and dressing room leader Chelsea, nine years ago:
“Villas-Boas had chosen the team in the afternoon of a Champions League game. And he left out Frank Lampard, Michael Essien and another great player. I remember Chelsea players at that time calling the media and they were trying to get him fired, “Neville said on his podcast.
Lampard reportedly lobbied for Villas-Boas’ dismissal.
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The commenter added: “Chelsea have really been a brutal football club for coaches for many, many years.”
Gary Neville assured that Frankie should not be shocked by the way his relationship with the blue club ended, since from experience he should know the way in which Abramovic and the other managers manage the team.
“Lampard has suffered such brutality in the past week, so he should be the least surprised because he was at the club when Villas-Boas, Scolari and everyone else who has come and gone was fired,” Neville said.
André Villas-Boas was removed from his position just 9 months after his arrival, in June 2011. While Frankie had assumed the duties of coach of the first team in July 2019 in replacement of Maurizzio Sarri, signing a three-year contract that finally ended abruptly after 18 months.
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