Frank Lampard takes over as Chelsea caretaker boss

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.

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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?

Co-controlling owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali said the following: “We are delighted to welcome Frank back to Stamford Bridge. Frank is a Premier League Hall of Famer and a legend at this club. As we continue our thorough and exhaustive process for a permanent head coach, we want to provide the club and our fans with a clear and stable plan for the remainder of the season.

“We want to give ourselves every chance of success and Frank has all of the characteristics and qualities we need to drive us to the finish line.

“We have an important game against Wolves on Saturday and then we will turn our attention to our Champions League quarter-final in Madrid next week. We are all going to give Frank our full backing as we aim to get the best possible outcome from