Lampard at Chelsea: What to expect?

Lampard at Chelsea: What to expect?

Juventus Turin have made a deal with Maurizio Sarri and Chelsea’s heart and dispatcher Frank Lampard came to replace him.

London Chelsea continue to stand their ground in matters with coaches. After one season, the club said goodbye to Maurizio Sarri, who lost with the Blues the English Super Cup and the League Cup, finished third in the Premier League, but won the Europa League.

Frank Lampard began his coaching career in 2018, leading Derby County. In the first season, his team took sixth place in the Championship and got into the playoff round for the Premier League. Having passed Leeds, Lampard’s men lost in the final match to Aston Villa. At the same time, the ex-midfielder of Chelsea showed himself perfectly as a coach in the cup competitions. Lampard passed Manchester United in the League Cup, and then fought with Chelsea until the end, but lost.

This year Frank is little remembered this year with his coaching. First of all, he showed that he is able to clearly explain the tasks to the players on the field, because of what they act harmoniously and know their place. Also Lampard behaved extremely calmly on the sidelines, quickly analyzed what was happening and made adjustments during matches. At the same time, the former Blues footballer does not yet have experience with highly paid leaders. The championship, although it is distinguished by large sums in the clubs, is far from colossal, like the clubs of the Premier League.

Having come to Chelsea, he will have to face the credibility of the main players, whether Azpilicueta or David Luiz. Also, it will be difficult for him to build a relationship with Jorginho if he remains in the team after Sarri left, who invited him in the past transfer window. Lampard will immediately face a bunch of problems that will need to be solved from the start. Many of them will not touch the game on the field, in which the Englishman is undoubtedly good, and specifically the atmosphere in the locker room. This factor has been one of the determining factors for all Chelsea coaches in the last ten years.

Speaking about the coaching work of former players, you can draw a parallel of Lampard with Gerrard. The legend of Liverpool began his work with the youth team, and then went to Rangers, who have ambitions, money and credibility. This way of development looks more logical, but football history knows a lot of examples when ex-players showed successful results without experience, like Zidane or Shevchenko. Whether Lampard will stand up with them in one row or not, only time will tell, but it will be much more difficult for him.