Frank Lampard insists the decision to return to Chelsea as interim manager was ‘easy’ given his strong affiliation to the club.
The former club captain made a stunning return to Stamford Bridge to help aide Chelsea’s search for a new first-team manager following the sacking of Graham Potter earlier this week.
Lampard has been tasked with overseeing Chelsea’s remaining fixtures, which includes a daunting Champions League quarter-final tie against Real Madrid.
The 44-year-old returns for second spell in charge after he was sacked in January 2021 and replaced by Thomas Tuchel.
“It was a pretty easy decision for me,” Lampard explained.
“This is my club in terms of my playing career and having managed and coached here before.
“So I have a lot of emotions and feelings towards the club.
“I’m also a very practical person and when you become a manager you understand that you don’t manage your own club, the club that you say is your club forever.
“Obviously I’ve been on a different path since I left Chelsea. To come back in a time where the club has asked me to come and take the role, of course that’s the most important thing.
“But also with belief that I can come and help the cause in this period to the end of the season.”
