Everton manager Frank Lampard returns to Chelsea with career close to an end, perhaps the end

Frank Lampard returns to Chelsea in charge of Everton with no clear way forward for his career. A couple of years ago, it looked as if Lampard had pulled off an improbable success and would go on to prove himself. He had negotiated a season hit by a transfer embargo at Chelsea and managed to secure Champions League football.

Ad/> In a season when it was supposed he would look to bring through youngsters and lay the foundations for a rebuild, he launched the careers of several at Stamford Bridge and also earned the chance to invest heavily once their recruitment ban was lifted. Champions LeagueThis time Pep the overthinker can’t help but tinker – The Warm-Up26/04/2022 AT 06:40 Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori and Andreas Christensen were given the chance to show their worth in Lampard’s first season. While only Mount appears to have a long-term future with the club, they have all improved at a fair clip and will be performers in Europe’s top clubs for the foreseeable future.

Christian Pulisic arrived and settled in well, and there were more than enough reasons for optimism. Owner Roman Abramovich must have felt similarly, because he then delivered Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell and Malang Sarr in a transfer window that would ultimately prove a wise one. Will Klopp usurp Guardiola as the world's best coach? Chelsea must view Man Utd's decline as warning for post-Abramovich era Ukrainian Premier League terminated without winner due to ongoing conflict Under Thomas Tuchel, all but Sarr have been worthy of a first team place.