Chelsea Interim manager claims he has ‘evolved and improved’

Chelsea interim manager Frank Lampard

Chelsea Interim manager claims he has ‘evolved and improved’

Stephen Oladehinde 12:23 - 08.04.2023

Frank Lampard has been appointed as an interim manager by Chelsea to manage the team for the second time after the sacking of Graham Potter.

The Chelsea legend returned to Stamford Bridge in 2019 and coached the team until the beginning of 2021. After managing a different Premier League team for just over two years, Lampard now offers this assessment of his development.

Frank Lampard has now reflected on his time as a Chelsea manager and compared himself with how he was then as we headed toward the last games of the 2022–23 season.

Lampard returns to Chelsea

The new interim manager returned to Chelsea after his departure to continue leading the squad through the remainder of the campaign. Throughout his two years as a coach, he claims to have achieved significant development.

Speaking in an interview, he said, “I’ve definitely changed and I took some things I changed onto Everton.

“You evolve, that is probably a better word. I’ve always been very open to listening, to looking, to learning and reflecting, and I’m certainly not a person who sits there and says I have all the answers. That’s probably when you level out as a coach or maybe in life.

“There are things I look back on and things I feel like I’ve maybe improved, and there’ll always be things that you want to get better at.

“The results will always be in how I perform here and how I can affect the players now. I think I’ve improved.”

Lampard happy with new owners

Having returned to his former club the new interim manager discusses his initial impressions of the Chelsea leadership.

“From my conversations that I’ve had with the club now and the people that are decision-makers and running the club, they’ve all been really positive.

“They’ve been very interesting for me. I’m very experienced now in terms of working in different clubs and in terms of my playing career as well, at Chelsea for a long period then Manchester City for a year, then New York City. I’ve managed at Derby, I’ve managed at Chelsea, I’ve managed at Everton, so you get an understanding of what you feel is a club that really has a vision and wants to move forward.

“It’s about good people working in the right direction and collaborating and talking and trying to find the right way. And that’s the sense that I’ve had in coming here.

“Now of course we’re in a position where it’s part of the process, and that’s fine. I’m ready to play my part in that process and I’ll be very honest and open with everybody and how I see it.

“I know the club and I think that’s a positive for me in terms of coming into this role now. So we’ll see.”

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