The Blues boss says that his past gives him no insulation from the pressure of working at Stamford Bridge
Frank Lampard doesn’t think that his status as a legendary Chelsea player will afford him more time than any other Blues manager.
A recent poor run of form has seen Chelsea earn just one win in their last six games, leading to talk that the west London club could look to make a mid-season managerial change.
Upon taking the job in the summer of 2019, Lampard admitted that he risked his reputation at the club after a playing career that saw him widely regarded as one of Chelsea’s all-time greats.
Lampard knows that owner Roman Abramovich could decide to sack him at any point, having seen him ruthlessly remove managers while a player at the club for 13 years.
“All I want to concentrate on is the job in hand, I can’t control everything and I certainly don’t want to rely on what’s happened in the past,” Lampard said about whether he would get more time than other coaches before him.
“What I see right now in terms of the position of the club, a month ago everything was rosy. Now everything – and very quickly – is negative. I have to look positively and things I can’t control outside of that I feel are a waste of time.
“I have felt huge support from this club in the period I’ve been back as a manager. As a player, I felt huge support for 13 years and, in the end, I left the club because they wanted to move onto other things.
“I understand what football is. I understand the demands and expectations. So I don’t think I have earned the right for anything that takes me out of that situation. All I can do is be honest with how I see things.
“I understand there is work to be done here and the position we are in. The young players had a tough year last year and with the new players coming in this year who are expected to produce at a young age immediately, there are going to be challenges.” Read More
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