‘I love being here’: Frank Lampard up for Chelsea challenge despite dismal run

Frank Lampard insists he still loves being at Chelsea and is relishing the challenge of turning the club’s fortunes around, despite losing all five of his games in charge since returning to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea were booed off at half-time during last week’s 2-0 home defeat to Brentford, which extended their winless run in all competitions to eight matches. The Blues sit six points adrift of the Premier League’s top 10 and visit title-chasing London rivals Arsenal on Tuesday.

Asked if he still relished coming into work, Lampard said: “Absolutely. My eyes were open when I came into this job. I’m too experienced in football, as a player and now as a coach, to understand things don’t necessarily change overnight in terms of results.

“Our job is to work on [the] performances and mentality of the group in training to try and bring back a good feeling,” Lampard added. “That only comes with hard work. I enjoy that challenge and I was very aware of it coming in. I’m very proud to manage the club. I love being here and I enjoy doing my job.

“The reality in football is your career will not always be full of success. People will always remember the success, but part of the job is the tougher moments, whether you’re a manager or a player. You can’t always control the results, but you can control how you work every day, so I enjoy that aspect of it.”

Lampard, who has replaced Graham Potter on an interim basis until the end of the season, faces another test of his managerial credentials against the Gunners, following Chelsea’s tame Champions League exit to Real Madrid and other league losses to Brighton and Wolves.

“We’re not in a great moment, are we?” Lampard admitted. “But I’ve been able to live this now for a few weeks. I also