by RedRedWine » Mon Jan 25, 2021 4:38 pm
You can see why Frank Lampard has been sacked, given Chelseas current position in the league - but I feel he has been unlucky. Unfortunately for him, Chelsea have a record for this type of thing - as do a lot of clubs.
He did a good job last year taking the club to cup finals and qualifying for the Champions League with a young squad, losing the best player (Hazard) and no ability to bring in his own players. This season, as recently as early December the Pensioners qualified for the next round of the Champions League after topping their group, and even went top of the Premier League after beating Leeds United. In that game his best player (Ziyech) gets injured, and since then they've struggled for form. If any team loses their best players its going to have an impact. Take Fernandes out of Manchester United and they are probably in the same position as before he arrived, with Ole under pressure to keep his job - but now they are top (albeit Manchester City do have a game in hand, but are now without their best player).
Personally I think he should have been given the next few league games, 4 of the 5 look very winnable on paper. Ultimately I think they got rid because Lampard lacks experience - something that was evident before the appointment, so if this is deemed as a failure the people who made the appointment should leave too - something Brain Clough advocated.
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