The legendary status that Frank Lampard holds at Chelsea earned him a quick transition between retirement as an active player and taking over the technical leadership of the ‘Blues’.
From before leaving football, the former midfielder was clear that he would continue his career as a coach and it was with Derby County of the English Second Division where he started and led the team to the final of the Championship Play-Off, which he lost to Aston Villa, and with what was one step away from the ascent.
The opportunity to return to the team of his loves where he spent 13 years as a player and won three Premier League titles and a Champions League, the only one in the history of the club, came almost immediately.
Maurizio Sarri went to Italy to coach Juventus, and Chelsea did not give it much thought in choosing to replace the Italian: the legend who played 648 games dressed in ‘Blue’ returned, now in a role as strategist.
“Everyone knows my love for this club and the story we have shared …” I am here to work hard, bring more success to the club and I can’t wait to get started, “Lampard said in his presentation.
He had a difficult start: he was thrashed by Manchester United and then drew against Leicester, his rival this Sunday in the FA Cup Quarter Finals; however, Frank straightened his course.
He bet on several young people who emerged from the quarry and time proved him right: his team was the one that garnered the most points in the month of October 2019 in the Premier League, which earned him the coach of the month award, above ‘giants’ like Pep Guardiola or Jürgen Klopp.
The return of the ‘prodigal son’ home was successful, since he has the club in fourth place in the League, fighting for Champions League positions and now he will seek his pass to the FA Cup semifinals against Leicester.
As if that were not enough, Chelsea have just defeated Manchester City and with it Liverpool was crowned in the Premier League for the first time in 30 years.
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