RVN was v much in fashion because he had a good spell at Man U who have since performed poorly. Zooming out, it was a v short term and comparing to Lampard, FL did actually finish in the Top 4 with Chelsea over a full season in difficult circumstances.
Full disclosure: Lampard was a ‘meh’ appointment for me because I was so despondent with sacking Robins and only wanted an unrealistic name (Moyes/Potter/Cooper).
People viewed Lampard’s CV unfairly imo. He did well at Derby and Chelsea in his first spell and did alright at Everton. The latter have only turned a corner since bringing in Moyes who is a top Prem manager. The major blot was his second spell at Chelsea where he walked into a bad situation and Lampard has reflected on that in interviews. He probably was parachuted into the Prem too soon and probably was a little bit out of his depth but he’s probably learned a lot from those experiences. Which is great for us.
His spell with us will completely reshape the harsh narrative about his career and my gut feeling is that Lampard is fully invested into the project here. At some point, he’ll leave if the right opportunity comes about but can’t see him running back to Chelsea at their beck and call.
