Chelsea fans are happy, it seems. Not from the situation of their team in the Premier League, with an unrewarding 11th place, nor from the level displayed by certain extremely disappointing players, but from the announced return of Frank Lampard, legend of the London club turned mediocre coach. Last night, the English press titles were going in the same direction: the 44-year-old technician will return to the Blues bench, to act as interim until the end of the season.
A funny choice since Lampard had been fired from Chelsea in January 2021 by the former owner Roman Abramovich, replaced by a Tuchel who would win the Champions League. It is no longer the same boss in charge, and Todd Boehly seems to think that Lampard, who was fired from Everton last January after a catastrophic spell, will be able to both calm the supporters and restart the machine on the pitch. .
Antonio Conte back on the bench?
In any case, Todd Boehly is not afraid of comebacks. The proof, he thinks squarely of Antonio Conte to take the reins! It’s the Daily Mail and theIndependant who assure him, the fiery Italian coach is part of the list of coaches considered by Boehly, in the same way as Nagelsmann, Luis Enrique, Mauricio Pochettino, Oliver Glasner, Xabi Alonso or even Ruben Amorim.
Like Lampard, Antonio Conte has already sat on the Chelsea bench and had enjoyed success there in his first season by winning the league title, with a very clear game plan. But he had left the club with a bang, and a check for around € 9 million, in July 2018. Again, it was under the mandate of Roman Abramovich, and Boehly does not see this history as an obstacle. Despite everything, this says a lot about the vagueness that reigns within the new management of the club, as the tracks all seem very different…
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