Whitechapel Owl Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Rumours he's being sacked today, players told not to report to training until this afternoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanye West Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 He got the Chelsea job too soon in to his managerial career. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefdave Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Go on then, I'll say it. "Could he do a job for us?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danblakemore Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Former PSG manager going in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Realistically was never going to be given time. Ole was given time at Man Utd and look at them now. Genuine title contenders. Not saying Lampard would have turned it round at Chelsea, but he was on a hiding to nothing their as soon as they went on a bad run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Frank Lampard's Sheffield Wednesday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 36 minutes ago, Kanye West said: He got the Chelsea job too soon in to his managerial career. Big time. Called it at the time. Not his fault, but Roman was stupid to give him it off the back of one decent season in the championship 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Of The Roasters Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 23 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: Big time. Called it at the time. Not his fault, but Roman was stupid to give him it off the back of one decent season in the championship I think there was logic insofar as the club wanted someone who could work with and who would have the trust of the younger players, many of whom weren't getting a look in and were planning to leave. However, the club then invested heavily in the transfer market and you have to say they expected a lot more on the pitch for that investment than they're actually getting. Never really been convinced he's a European level coach. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 He should follow the likes of Redknapp and G Neville into punditry now. He'll never get a job as high level as Chelsea again, and they were his dream job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Baggins Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Good hes a w 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 12 minutes ago, Roy Of The Roasters said: I think there was logic insofar as the club wanted someone who could work with and who would have the trust of the younger players, many of whom weren't getting a look in and were planning to leave. However, the club then invested heavily in the transfer market and you have to say they expected a lot more on the pitch for that investment than they're actually getting. Never really been convinced he's a European level coach. Definitely. I look at their squad and there’s some top European talent in there. He’s not capable of managing players of that level yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 They signed too many unproven players and have a bloated squad that must make it difficult to realise what the best team is. When you keep changing players regularly to find your best team you're in a bit of trouble because there isn't that cohesion. If anything with the difficulty they were in with not being able to sign any players they needed to get somebody really experienced to guide them through that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Out of his depth. 200 million spent and the squad was really unbalanced. How many attacking midfielders/number 10s do you need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightLikeAGirl Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Is it bad that my first thought was 'get him in, Chansiri'? Chelsea have a perfectly good youth squad. They didn't need to spunk money on Werner and Havertz, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrinker Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, danblakemore said: Former PSG manager going in Wilder surely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mcguigan Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Despite his contacts meaning he brought some excellent youngsters to Derby, he didn’t improve their league position on the season before with Rowett. Took Chelsea backwards from Sarri’s last season and looked like even failing to match his own finish from last season, this year. Year on year regression, not good for football manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 So that's what a decisive owner / chairman behaves like? Imagine, sacking your manager & having a good one lined up to take his place. FFS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ellis Rimmer said: They signed too many unproven players and have a bloated squad that must make it difficult to realise what the best team is. When you keep changing players regularly to find your best team you're in a bit of trouble because there isn't that cohesion. If anything with the difficulty they were in with not being able to sign any players they needed to get somebody really experienced to guide them through that. I'm not sure they had an ideal candidate at the time. They had a transfer embargo, were losing some of their best players and knew they would have to field some of the kids. The Derby job was like a dress rehearsal for Lampard and he showed he was able to a decent job while working with some of the young lads he knew and would be working with at Chelsea. I think it was only going to be a stop-gap move such is the way Chelsea operate, unless he hit the ground running. They did add some good players in the summer but like you say they are unproven in the PL and trying to get them into the 11 and hit the ground running together has proved difficult. He has also failed to address the main issue of conceding too many goals last season. Edited January 25, 2021 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassetts Allsorts Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Job was too soon for him. Chelsea are notoriously ruthless when it comes to results and Lampard could no longer play the reliant on youth card as he's spent a fortune. It was refreshing to see him back youth (had no option at times) and that's progressed the likes of Mount and Abraham, but I just felt he was never going to meet expectations. Does he want a job working for a similar owner with unrealistic expectations? There's one going in Championship but the catch is you've got no money to spend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, SiJ said: Out of his depth. 200 million spent and the squad was really unbalanced. How many attacking midfielders/number 10s do you need? I personally don’t think Lampard wanted all those players in the summer. I reckon a few were signed above his head. It’s made the squad ridiculously unbalanced. I will sympathise with him a bit. It would have been difficult for any manager to keep all that talent happy. Far too many competition for places and players who just don’t fit into the 4-3-3 Lampard was playing with some success last season. But I do also believe he was fortunate to walk into that Chelsea job after just one season in management. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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