Former international Frank Lampard made a disappointing return to Stamford Bridge, where he has played as a player for 13 seasons (2001-2014), after Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Leicester City on Sunday in the second round of the Premier League.
Chelsea have hired Lampard this season, despite his modest experience as a season-one coach with Derby County, to succeed Italian Maurizio Sarri, who returned to Juventus after a season in which he led them to third place in the league and the Europa League title. Europa League. "
Chelsea's all-time leading scorer (211 goals in 648 games, according to the club) began his coaching career with two defeats against Manchester United in the first stage of the league and Liverpool on penalties after a 1-1 draw in both regular and extra time.
Chelsea did not deserve these defeats, especially against United, as their young players did a great job without succeeding in translating that into goals.