Frank Lampard is finally on the trail of what looks like an upturn since the Chelsea legend started as Derby manager on the rise in 2018. In 2019, Lampard was called in to lead Chelsea, this ended in two stories Big Frank wants to forget. The first, where he was sacked and Tuchel led Chelsea to the Champions League title a few months later. The second, when he was brought in as a super substitute after Graham Potter – and sent Chelsea further down the table. Now it’s all about Coventry, until it became clear for a Premier League club’s relegation.
Lampard has been in charge of Coventry since November last year and has lifted the proud club from the lower end of the Championship table to 7th place after 40 league games, two points up on 5th place.
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At the weekend, Southampton suffered a 3-1 defeat to Tottenham and were given the status of the first club ready for relegation. The next day, coach Juric was fired. According to talkSport, the Southampton board is mightily impressed with the job Frank Lampard has done with Coventry, now the Chelsea legend is on the shortlist to take over the coaching job after the season.
We’ll say it right away: Steer clear, Lampard! At Coventry, he finally has the opportunity to build on what is considered a success, not abandon one good project and skip to the next one. Lampard cannot tolerate another potential “guest appearance”, where Southampton have expectations of direct promotion next season and do not accept a coach who delivers a slow start.
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