Chelsea dismiss his coach Frank Lampard for the poor results this season, The team reported this Monday through its social networks, and would be replaced by German Thomas Tuchel, As far as he could tell ESPN.
With this decision, the former Chelsea midfielder, 42, leaves the post after just eighteen months, with the team in ninth place in the Premier League after 19 matches, After the recent defeat to Leicester City.
His last victory was this Sunday, when the club won 3-1 in the FA Cup against Luton.
“It has been a very difficult decision, and one that has not been taken lightly by the owner (Roma Abramovich) and the Council,” the club said in a statement.
According to Chelsea, “Recent results and performances have not met the club’s expectations, leaving him in the middle of the table with no clear path to improvement.”.
The club calls Lampard a “legend”, but believes a change is needed for the team to have time to straighten out the season.
In the same note, Abramovich highlighted the “excellent personal relationship and respect” he feels for the coach, but has considered it appropriate to replace him “in the current circumstances.”
“He is an important icon of this great club and his status here does not diminish. He will always be welcome at Stamford Bridge,” the owner stressed.
Lampard, who took office in July 2019 on a three-year contract to replace Maurizio Sarri, will be replaced by Tuchel, former coach of German club Borussia Dortmund and Frenchman PSG, From where he was fired last December to make way for Argentine Mauricio Pochettino.
Not even the large investment in signings made by Abramovich last summer, with the incorporation of figures such as Kai Havertz, Timo Werner or Hakim Ziyech, has managed to consolidate Lampard on a bench as hot as Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea experienced a great streak of 17 games without losing this season, before starting to collapse in mid-December in a series of defeats against direct rivals for the Champions League places.
Chelsea Football Club have today parted ways with head coach Frank Lampard.
– Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 25, 2021