Frank Lampard was appointed as Chelsea’s head coach in July 2019 as a club legend who returned to his home as a player to take over the reins and try to right the ship after the dismissal of Maurizio Sarri.
Despite a fourth-place finish last season and the team qualifiying for the knockout rounds of the Champions League this season, Chelsea decided to let Lampard go after a bad start to the Premier League campaign.
The final straw for Lampard at Chelsea was a 2-0 midweek loss to Leicester City which saw the Blues fail to win in yet another matchup against direct competition.
Chelsea currently sits in 9th place in England’s domestic league, eleven points off of current leaders Manchester United. Even worse for the Blues is that they find themselves on the outside looking in at European qualification spots, 3 points off of Europa League qualification, and 5 points off of Champions League qualification.
Lampard’s team was seen as needing a breath of fresh air in the form of a new coach, and for the Englishman, that meant the end of his tenure at his beloved club.
Expect Chelsea to announce a new manager within the next couple of days.
