For the first time in years, Frank Lampard took charge of a Chelsea pre-match press conference after being announced as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season. It comes as a huge shock after a quick development in the story, which has allowed the hierarchy more time to make a decision over their next full-time appointment.
The first job for Lampard will be steering the side back into some form after their 2-0 loss to Aston Villa that ultimately cost Graham Potter his role. The Blues have an uphill task to make a European finish, but a win over Wolves this weekend will push them in the right direction.
"I think to attempt to instil the highest level of confidence I can with the group," Lampard responded when asked for his target before the end of the campaign. "For them to exert and show a level of passion of playing for Chelsea and an urgency and energy in their game. Those are principles that I really want to talk to players about. In terms of targets we want to win as many games as we can.
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"It's the simplest answer your going to get. It's more complicated than that but at the same time I think there are big games ahead of us. Premier League is hard, Champions League is of course hard. We have to have a belief in the players we have in this squad. I've got a huge belief in them from the outside and I'll tell them that today. It's how we can take them in the right direction and of course we want to win games."
It's that sort of approach that could see results turn and the atmosphere lift to a more positive place around Stamford Bridge once again. The first trip to Wolves will give an insight as to the plan the caretaker manager has for the remaining few games and he has even hinted that he has an idea for the sort of team he may start.
"I've been thinking about it a lot this morning, speaking to people who are going to be helping me to do this job so I have my idea about where I want to go," the former midfielder responded when asked about how he will pick his team. "I watched the team, so credit to Bruno who took the team, credit to Graham Potter who I don't know that well but everything I see about him, he's a good man and a very good coach and sometimes for whatever reason things don't align, don't work, whatever; I've been in that situation personally.
"There's nothing that I will do that will look backwards other than with a view to how we move forward. I obviously have my own ideas." It doesn't give away a whole lot as to the actual team he will play, but does potentially hint at moving closer towards the ideas he had in his first stint rather than relying on the current systems in place.
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