Frank Lampard arrived at Goodison Park with a managerial record that didn’t inspire confidence and a profile that did.
His one season at Derby County earned him the Chelsea gig but questions were already being raised about his suitability for the job with so little experience behind him.
A play-off final defeat was seen as the very least he should achieve with such a talented Rams squad and many felt the Chelsea job was a case of right job, wrong time.