{"id":21728,"date":"2024-11-30T12:56:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T12:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=21728"},"modified":"2024-11-30T12:56:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T12:56:34","slug":"frank-lampard-describes-interim-chelsea-spell-as-babysitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/frank-lampard-describes-interim-chelsea-spell-as-babysitting\/","title":{"rendered":"New Coventry boss Frank Lampard describes interim Chelsea spell as ‘babysitting’"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Coventry City boss Frank Lampard described his interim spell at Chelsea as ‘babysitting’ following the dismissal of Graham Potter in 2023.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lampard returned to Chelsea<\/a> in April of last year to lead the team until the end of the 2022\/23 season after Potter was shown the door, but he doesn’t look back on that period with fond memories.<\/p>\n

That spell marked his second stint as manager at Stamford Bridge following 18 months in charge from 2019 to early 2021, when he was sacked after a poor run of form and had disagreements with club officials over transfer policy.<\/p>\n

During his time as interim, Chelsea’s form took a significant dip and the Blues finished in the bottom half of the Premier League for the first time since 1996 – as well as recording their lowest ever tally of points and goals scored in the modern era.<\/p>\n

Lampard’s side had a win percentage of just 9%, the worst of any Chelsea manager who had taken charge of three or more matches – winning just one of 11 games at the helm.<\/p>\n

Following his appointment as Coventry City<\/a> manager, the 46-year-old opened up on that disappointing period in his career and described it as ‘babysitting’:<\/p>\n

“When I rejoined Chelsea I went into a job that was a bit of babysitting from me, in terms of going in to tide them over for seven weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n

“And I learned a lot, not in terms of coaching because it was not a coaching job but a holding the baby job while the transition was happening. I learned if you don’t get the environment right then it’s very difficult to succeed.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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This is the Lampard era. pic.twitter.com\/9BxFI503Z5<\/a><\/p>\n

— Coventry City (@Coventry_City) November 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n