Frank Lampard already knew how to lead Everton after his first experience at Chelsea itself. (Getty Images)
Chelsea announced this Thursday that its former player and former coach, Frank Lampard, will be in charge of leading the London team until the end of the season, seeking to cover the failure of the process led by Graham Potter.
Emblematic player of the club from 2001 to 2014, which earned him a place in the Hall of Fame (Hall of Fame) of the Premier Leagueand coach from July 2019 to January 2021, lampard it will be the Blues third manager this campaign.
The new American owners, who had bought the club from Roman Abramovich at the end of last season, they had ceased to Thomas Tuchel last August, after just seven games this season, to be replaced by Graham Potteras promising as it is inexperienced at this level.
Unable to make his mark on a changed group, after 600 million euros spent on the transfer market in summer and winter, often by young and promising players, he was sacked on Sunday, leaving the club in 11th place in the championship, although they are still in the race in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Desiring not to make the same mistakes, Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbalithe club’s co-owners, chose to spend time with this historical figure of the club, who could at least calm down the fans, who were never convinced by either Potter or the club’s recent management.
Waiting for another technician
“We are delighted to welcome Frank back to Stamford Bridge (…), a legend at this club,” explained the two men, quoted in the statement.
“While we continue the meticulous and exhaustive process to find a permanent head coach, we give the club and the fans a clear and stable blueprint for the remainder of the season,” they said.
“We want to give ourselves every chance to win and Frank has all the characteristics and qualities required to drive us to the finish line,” they said.
Lampard, however, still has a lot to prove as a coach.
after a bittersweet experience at Chelseawhom he led to a Champions League qualification despite a transfer ban and the FA Cup final, his second season was much more difficult, and he was sacked in January.
Later he was reborn in Everton, where he had been named at the end of January 2022, saving him from relegation. But his 44 games in charge of the Toffees, in which he reaped 24 defeats and 8 draws, for only 12 wins, did not leave a great memory in the club from the city of Liverpool.
