He Chelsea closed one of the most embarrassing periods in his memory. After investing more than 600 million euros at signing, the ‘blue’ team did not qualify for European competition next season. nor the arrival of Frank Lampard In April (the third coach of the course) he revived a squad with more potential than it showed.
Outside the club, the English coach analyzed the problems of Chelseaaimed directly at players and team spirit.
“I saw in practice that the level is not enough. It’s not enough to get a result at home to Brentford or whatever, let alone Real Madrid,” Lampard began by commenting in an interview with Dragons Den star Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO podcast.
“When I got there, I saw the team spirit and the unity was not there. It’s not bad, but you have to train the elite to become the elite“, he added.
Elimination in the Champions League against him real Madrid he ended up burying any aspirations of the ‘blues’. “When we don’t go through against Real, you’re in a zone at the end of the season where you don’t play anything and that’s not the norm in Chelsea. At Chelsea, we should be playing something. We played for nothing, another reason why motivation dropped.”
lampard take over a squad with 30 chips, something that is not sustainable for any coach. “When I came in, I noticed very quickly that some players thought that the season was over and what the future was going to look like for them. week, I would probably have a hard time motivating that player. Nothing my magic wand to motivate them. When you have many international players, you tell the internationals that they have to stay at home. It’s not easy,” he said.
Lampard also ensured that Todd Boehly’s board wants what’s best for the club. “Their intentions to do a good job are incredible, they want to take the club and be the best. They have good intentions. They spent a lot of money because they want to do well. If they meet the situation, that is their strategy going forward, but I think they will see players like Enzo Fernández, Mudryk and Madueke develop and they will be good players for the club.”
Finally, the English made sure of that He has no regrets about taking the reins of Chelsea at such a delicate moment. “If people want to criticize or have an opinion on my six or seven weeks of work, I have no problem with that. It was not my favorite experience in my career, but it was an experience and I learned from it.”
Source: La Verdad
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