It's a revolutionary, not evolutionary appointment. Definately worth a gamble IMO.
Great news for Ampadu too. Whether he stays or goes out on loan to Villa for the season, Lampard will do what's best for him (and Wales).
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All I'll say is that what Lampard has done since he has stopped playing does not justify him being put in charge of a club that was winning Champions Leagues not too long ago - definitely an appointment for the fans and possibly one for a notoriously fickle dressing room.
Imo, Derby played by far the best football in the championship last season. Problem was, they could only sustain it for short periods in most games. They only just missed out in the play off final, and had Villa under the cosh in the last 10/15 minutes. We, as City fans know only too well what that feels like.
Maybe the transfer ban at Chelsea prevented them attracting a big name manager. I think Lampard could well prove the majority in this thread wrong.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of Frank Lampard as head coach. <br><br>The club will now immediately begin the search for his successor.</p>— Paddy Power (@paddypower) <a href="https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/1146691458054930432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2019</a></blockquote>
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I couldn’t see this happening, seems a big gamble. It worked with Pep and Zidane though..
Always wonder how Warnock would do with a top 4 team. When he has a strong championship team he’ll get you promoted. He got us up automatically with a team that probably should have been fighting for 6th. I think he would’ve done a better job than most man united managers since fergie.
Great ball by Ampadu @ 1:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32l5KkWzxN4