Chelsea appoint membership legend Lampard as coach
Chelsea have appointed membership legend and all-time prime scorer Frank Lampard as their new head coach.
Lampard was recognized as the popular option to succeed Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge regardless of having just one yr of managerial expertise at Derby, who he led to the Championship playoff closing however misplaced to Aston Villa.
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“I’m immensely proud to be returning to Chelsea as head coach,” Lampard mentioned. “Everybody is aware of my love for this membership and the historical past now we have shared, nevertheless, my sole focus is on the job in hand and getting ready for the season forward.
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“I’m right here to work onerous, convey additional success to the membership and I can not wait to get began.”
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia added: “It offers us nice pleasure to welcome Frank again to Chelsea as head coach. Frank possesses improbable information and understanding of the membership and final season, he demonstrated he is among the most gifted younger coaches within the sport.
“After 13 years with us as a participant, the place he turned a membership legend and our file goalscorer, we imagine that is the proper time for him to return and are delighted he has executed so. We’ll do every thing we will to make sure he has all of the help required to be an enormous success.”
Sarri left to hitch Juventus after only one season at Chelsea which ended with a top-three end within the Premier League, victory over London rivals Arsenal within the Europa League closing and a loss on penalties to Manchester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup closing.
Lampard, 40, turns into the primary Englishman, and the 11th man total, to be appointed as a everlasting Chelsea supervisor by proprietor Roman Abramovich.
He can be accompanied by Jody Morris, who spent 4 years teaching at Chelsea’s academy earlier than leaving to change into Lampard’s assistant at Derby in 2018.
Lampard’s return can be vastly widespread with Chelsea supporters. He gained 11 main trophies in 13 years at Stamford Bridge, together with three Premier League titles and the Champions League. He’s the membership’s all-time prime scorer with 211 objectives.