Thomas Tuchel sends message to Frank Lampard ahead of Everton vs Chelsea

Thomas Tuchel is looking forward to meeting Frank Lampard and has thanked the Chelsea ‘legend’ for his support early on in his tenure at Stamford Bridge.

Tuchel was chosen to succeed Lampard as manager at the west London club and has gone on to enjoy plenty of success.

The Blues have won the Champions League and Club World Cup under the former Borussia Dortmund boss, while they currently occupy third place in the Premier League table.

At the other end of the standings, Lampard is attempting to retain Everton’s status as a Premier League club.

The Toffees are two points adrift of safety with six games left to play this season, with a tough test against Chelsea next up on Sunday.

Speaking ahead of the clash, Tuchel expressed his gratitude over a message he received from Lampard after his arrival at Stamford Bridge,

‘No, we’ve had no lunch. I agree he sent me a very kind, respectful message after I took over at Chelsea that meant a lot,’ said Tuchel on Friday.

‘I was a huge fan of him as a player, and he is – and will remain – a legend at our club. This is a given. I was very happy when he wrote me that message, it was very gentlemanly.

‘We didn’t have the chance to go out and have lunch, and he also took the chance to go and take charge of Everton. He took an assistant from us, Joe Edwards, and were not so happy! Just joking. We will meet some friendly faces [on Sunday] with Joe and Ashley Cole, and Frank, who I have never met in person.

‘I would love to meet him. We need the points, and they need the points urgently as well. It is an exciting week for me personally.

‘I love to play at Old Trafford, and everybody tells me about the atmosphere at Goodison Park, how emotional and how tough it is to play there. These are