- Good news for fans of Chelsea and it is that this Thursday, April 6, the new technical director was announced.
Former Chelsea player and manager Frank Lampardwas named manager of the Blues until the end of the season, the London club announced Thursday, which ceased on Sunday from Graham Potter.
Emblematic player of the London club from 2001 to 2014 and coach from July 2019 to January 2021, Lampard will try to qualify the club, currently 11th in the Premier League, to a European Cup, while the management continues its “meticulous and exhaustive process to find a permanent coach”explains the statement.
Frank Lampard’s career.
Frank Lampard retired in 2016 after a successful career in which he played for the West Ham United, el Chelsea, el Manchester City and the English team. In 2018, he began his coaching career by being named the head coach of the Derby County FC de la English Football League Championship.
In July 2019, Lampard was announced as the new manager of Chelsea FC., the team where he played for 13 seasons and became a club legend. Lampard had a difficult season in his first year as manager, but managed to lead the team to the fourth position in the Premier League and to the final of the FA Cup.
In the 2020-2021 season, Lampard started with a good performance and led Chelsea to a place in the top four of the Premier League in the early months of the season. However, a series of poor results led to his dismissal in January 2021, being replaced by Thomas Tuchel.
With information from AFP.
