Chelsea Legend Frank Lampard has been appointed Chelsea interim manager until the end of the season following the sack of Graham Potter.
Lampard who played for Chelsea for 13 years also was a coach of Chelsea for about 2 years is being appointed as interim manager to see to the remainder of the season.
Chelsea owners: Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali:
“We have an important game against Wolves on Saturday and then we will turn our attention to our UCL quarter-final in Madrid next week.”
“We are all going to give Frank our full backing as we aim to get the best possible outcome from all our remaining games.”
“As we continue our exhaustive process for a permanent head coach, we want to provide the club and our fans with a clear and stable plan for the remainder of the season. Frank has all of qualities we need to drive us to the finish line”.
Frank Lampard’s Full Press Conference
Frank Lampard: “It’s nice to be back.”
Frank Lampard: “It was a pretty easy decision for me. This is my club.”
Frank Lampard: “I’m delighted to get the opportunity, thankful. I’m confident in myself, a good understanding of the squad, worked with a lot of them before. I will do my upmost in this period to give them what they want.”
Frank Lampard: “The explanation of my role speaks for itself. I’m not getting ahead of myself. I want to do the best possible as I can. After that, we’ll see what happens.”
Frank Lampard: “For me, in simple terms, it won’t be my decision [long-term]. I understand I will be asked a lot, I’ve got my eyes wide open. Important thing for me is to park that and focus. I’m excited.”
Frank Lampard: “For me, in simple terms, it won’t be my decision [long-term]. I understand I will be asked a lot, I’ve got my eyes wide open. Important thing for me is to park that and focus. I’m excited.”
Frank Lampard: “I know there is a lot of talent. I’m excited to work with them and help them.”
Frank Lampard: “Everyone can have a clean slate as such right now. In terms of the goalscoring, there is no genius answer. You can set up the structure, we saw that against Liverpool with chances. I’ll be here to work with repetition, to get the mindset to score goals.”
Frank Lampard on Mason Mount’s situation: “I don’t know enough about it to talk about it. It would be wrong for me to delve into anything. Mason has always been a fantastic player for me, among others – Reece James, Tammy Abraham, Tomori and others. I know he’s had a few injury problems. I know what I get from Mason. I want to see him perform on the pitch. He’s a huge player for Chelsea.”
Frank Lampard on team selection: “I have my idea. Credit to Bruno and Graham Potter, who I don’t know that well. Good man. For whatever reason, it didn’t work out.”
Frank Lampard on confirming backroom staff: “I can’t right now.”
Frank Lampard on goals for Chelsea: “We want to win as many games as we can, simple answer, it’s more complicated than that. Big games ahead of us, but we have to have a belief. I have a huge belief and I will tell them that today.”
Frank Lampard on managing in Champions League knockouts: “It’s a chance with the two games. I’m not naive. Real Madrid is a huge club, current UCL winners. My job is to go step by step. I’m excited to be fighting in that competition again because it’s the best.”
Frank Lampard on message for fans: “I’m very thankful for the ones that are delighted. For the ones not, I will do my up most to get a team they are proud of. I’ve played here for 13 years, coached here, incredible moments. From the moment, they’ve been a huge support.”
Frank Lampard on stepping out at Stamford Bridge again: “Really exciting. It was an amazing buzz to be back [on Tuesday]. I’m proud to manage this club.”
Frank Lampard: “It’s a big challenge, but aren’t they all? Everything is a challenge. I’m ready to put my work into this challenge, take it day by day. I’ve got a clear idea, to try and impact them [the players.”
Frank Lampard: “It’s not my positions to comment on the whys and hows. It’s on me to get the energy and results moving into the right direction. There’s been change and transition. There’s a lot of talent. It’s very clear and obvious those things take time.”
Frank Lampard: “I didn’t think I’d never be in this seat [again]. I’m confident. But if I’m honest, it wasn’t my thought I’d be back one day. My job is to be as good as a manager as I can be.”
Frank Lampard on unfinished business: “I don’t see it like that. I look back with really good feeling. Now I’m here in a different period and era. Unfinished business feels Hollywood. I want to work and help as much as I can.”
Frank Lampard: “I saw how he [Roberto Di Matteo] affected the group. Guus similarly. I would be stupid not to rely on things that were good, but I have to do things that are right.”
Frank Lampard: “It’s really important, but we are in this situation where we’d love to get there. But the reality we have to win games to give us a fighting chance. I don’t want to go there at this point. Whatever challenges there has been this season, I’m not here to talk about them. I’m here to talk about what we can do now.”
