Frank Lampard takes over as Chelsea caretaker boss

06.04.2023 - 13:13 nbcsports.com

Frank Lampard is back in charge of Chelsea as he has returned in a caretaker role to lead the Blues between now and the end of the season. [ MORE: Who should be the next Chelsea manager? ] Chelsea’s all-time leading goalscorer is back for his second spell in charge of the Blues as he led to them to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League and an FA Cup final in the 2019-20 season as he steered them through a very difficult spell off the pitch.

He was sacked just a few months into the 2020-21 campaign, as Thomas Tuchel replaced him and then won the UEFA Champions League that season.

Lampard now has the chance to win that competition himself as he will be in charge for Chelsea’s final nine Premier League games and the small matter of a Champions League quarterfinal versus Real Madrid.

Chelsea announced that Lampard will be ‘caretaker manager until the end of the season’ but if he wins the Champions League (a big if), then maybe he will stay around for longer?

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Frank Lampard promised that Chelsea will be back after Real Madrid effectively ended a dismal season for his side with a 2-0 win to eliminate them from the Champions League. Lampard's team fell to two goals from Real forward Rodrygo to exit the tournament at the quarter-final stage, thus relinquishing their last faint hopes of qualifying again next year. Chelsea, in 11th place in the Premier League, face the prospect of a first season without European competition since 2016/17, and against Real over two legs looked a shadow of the team that were crowned European champions less than two years ago. Chelsea threatened either side of half-time with glorious chances for Marc Cucurella, who saw his close-range effort from Reece James' cross beaten away by Thibaut Courtois, and N'Golo Kante whose shot was blocked by Eder Militao. Those opportunities could potentially have turned momentum and the tie in Chelsea's favour, but across the game Lampard's team did not show enough cohesion in their attacks nor discipline in defence to match the European champions and threaten their reign.

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