Can Lampard Become the Next Pep or Zidane at Chelsea?

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This is a very interesting talking point that have been surrounding Chelsea, since Frank Lampard taking over the manager job at the bridge became a thing, until it was made concrete after Derby County released a club statement that they have granted Chelsea football club the permission to speak to Frank Lampard. After this statement was made public by Derby County, it was now 99.99% certain that Frank Lampard will be the next Chelsea manager, except something unimaginable happens during the process, which is very much unlikely. Last season was a breakthrough season for Frank Lampard in the premier league, his second ever managing job. He was able to prove his doubters wrong by reaching the FA Cup final and finishing in the top 4.

Since it is now clear that Chelsea have decided to look in the direction of their legend and are willing to not go back to their usual changing of managers ways, a lot of talking points and concerns have been coming up whether Lampard will become a success at Chelsea like Zidane did at Real Madrid.. At the moment, no one can tell which direction it will eventually turn out to be for Lampard and Chelsea… Only time will tell.

Judging from the great job Frank Lampard has done so far at Chelsea and the new players he has signed this season, one can deduce that he can do great things at Chelsea simply because of the better players at Chelsea and also the very talented academy players at his disposal.

He played more of a 4-1-4-1 formation at Derby, which was not too different from the Sarri 4-3-3 formation before he took charge, which made it a bit easier for him to implement his idea of football since it is more on the similar path as to what the players learnt under Sarri. Last season, we saw him play a variety of formations – this season he has done same as well but have turned his attention more on the 4-3-3 now as that is what is getting the job done for him.
He can be the next big thing as a manager if the conditions are right for him. There are top managers today who began their managerial careers at the top, with little skills to manage at the top, but later turned out to be the best decision for both the club and the manager. Guardiola and Zidane are typical examples of successful managers today who began their careers with little managerial experience but became instant hits.

So for me, I think Lampard follow the same path and can do great things at Chelsea if he follows his instinct and builds the team without allowing external pressures to influence his thinking and strategies. He knows the club in and out and he is massively respected by the fans, which makes it a lot easier for him to settle into his new role at Chelsea. It will be a long process to take the team from where they are at the moment, to where they ought to be. The most important thing is for the club to give him the time and for the fans to have a lot of patience especially if results don’t go as planned. There is a very strong possibility that Chelsea will be a force this season, at the moment, they are doing pretty well and will be looking to keep improving and becoming better and better.