Keeping Lampard (4 Viewers)

[Hincha]

The other point to this is, we all accept that players improve over time, yet the same courtesy is rarely afforded to managers. It's pretty obvious that Lampard has learned a lot & become a better manager now than before & he says as much himself.

Brendan Rodgers said the 8 months he had out between the Reading & Swansea jobs were the most important of his career. He was able to properly reflect on what had worked in his previous jobs & what he needed to improve, while studying the new trends in football. He then started playing more progressive possession football ahead of its time at Championship level

I think the year out Lampard had has done wonders for him. He's developed his tactics. He mentioned working with Thomas Frank at Brentford and studying how Villa/Bournemouth build up & press - and you can see these influences in how we're playing

 

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[Liquid Gold]

Rangers have approached him but he thought it was a homeless guy, chucked a tenner at them and headed back to Ryton

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Rangers have approached him but he thought it was a homeless guy, chucked a tenner at them and headed back to Ryton

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

In all honesty if Lampard did leave it would be a blow but the caveat of that is no one expected Lampard to do as well as he did maybe bar Doug.

Im sure Doug would get the next one right as well.

The comment on succession planning applies to managers as much as it does players.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

The comment on succession planning applies to managers as much as it does players.

More so imho

 

[BaldyJ]

Frank Lampard tipped to leave Coventry to become next Rangers manager

FRANK LAMPARD has been tipped as a shock contender in the race to be the next Rangers manager. The Chelsea and England legend has led Coventry to a flying start in the English Championship, with th…

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“I think you leave Coventry in a heartbeat to go to Rangers.”

 

[Evo1883]

Must be amazing playing st mirren and falkirk .. with 4 european games thrown in a year .. lol

 

[Offhegoes]

Frank is a bright fella. He was kind of written off after that 2nd stint at Chelsea. The media were begging him to fail it seems. What was blurred, is the fact, he got Chelsea Top 4 with a transfer embargo in his first season, and kept Everton up against the odds also in his first season. Not forgetting a Play Off Final with Derby. He then tasted, first-hand the ruthless world of football management. Both teams had poor starts to the following season and he was gone. the 2nd stint at Chelsea was almost fire-fighting and was a bad choice. The sense of pride he must be feeling now. Going to Rangers? What a joke. Even if he's successful there, it will only be domestically, and no big, or established Premier League club will be convinced by that (look at Gerrard at Villa). He'll want, and need to achieve something here first. Promotion, and most probably keeping us in the league.