Frank Lampard's Chelsea return has gone far from smoothly. In his four games in caretaker charge, the Blues have scored just the solitary goal - a deflected Conor Gallagher effort - whilst conceding seven. No wins, no points.
The Todd Boehly experiment, PR exercise or whatever it is labelled at, has failed. The ultimate goal of turning to the club's all-time top scorer was more for a change of mood and to give the Blues a placeholder for their next appointment.
Although the string of defeats, falling out of Europe and even further behind the top half hasn't exactly given fans much to smile about, Lampard not being Graham Potter has stunted at least some of the negativity aimed towards the dugout. Afte rall, it's hard to be too angry at possibly the club's best ever player, especially in circumstances like this.
