Gerard, an old colleague who supported Hard Lampard “The harder it was, the better I would have given it strength.”
[골닷컴] Reporter Man-Sung Han = Manager Stephen Gerrard expressed regret that during his active career, coach Frank Lampard, who played an active role in the England team and as a competitor in the Premier League, put down the Chelsea baton.
Chelsea officially announced on the 25th (Korean time) that they had hardened manager Lampard through the club’s official website. The successor to Lampard will be Thomas Tuchel, who recently left Paris Saint-Germain. Chelsea have been sluggish with 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in their recent 11 games, including the Cup. In particular, Chelsea recently fell to ninth place after sluggish in the Premier League. For this reason, the club aiming to enter the at least 4th place decided to change managers hastily.
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However, Chelsea rose to the point where they ran undefeated for 14 consecutive games from only October to early December. Coach Gerrard said it was regrettable that Lampard had been hardened because of the one-month sluggishness.
Director Gerard said on British TV’Sky Sports’, “I am disappointed when I think of Frank (Lampard).” “This period was an opportunity for Chelsea to empower Frank in a difficult situation, but they made the opposite choice. Chelsea is also the club that traditionally demonstrated making this decision. So, Frank’s stubborn situation wasn’t It’s not surprising, but he’s my old colleague. It hurts to think of him.”
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“I know Frank well,” said Gerard. “He will be back soon. He will use this time as an opportunity to spend time with his family. He will definitely be able to recover.”
Meanwhile, the Rangers, led by coach Gerrard, are on the verge of winning the Scottish Premiership in 10 years with successive victories this season. The Rangers are running undefeated with 22 wins and 3 draws in the Scottish Premiership as of this season, beating second place Celtic by 23 points.