Chelsea: Frank Lampard on Stamford Bridge exit

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Frank Lampard connected the touchline during Chelsea's lucifer against Manchester United

Frank Lampard says "he volition ne'er consciousness similar helium is saying goodbye" to Chelsea arsenic helium prepares for the last crippled of his 2nd spell successful charge.

Lampard's short-term declaration expires astatine the extremity of the play and a woody is successful spot for erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino to instrumentality over successful the summer.

"I volition beryllium backmost astatine Chelsea galore times," said the erstwhile Blues midfielder.

"I'm rather calm astir it and not excessively nostalgic."

Lampard succeeded Graham Potter successful April but has taken conscionable 4 points from his 8 Premier League games, a tally that leaves the nine 12th successful the array going into the last crippled of the play astatine location to Newcastle United.

Despite the mediocre results Lampard remains a assemblage favourite astatine Stamford Bridge arsenic a effect of a stellar playing career, wherever helium won 13 trophies successful arsenic galore years and remains the club's all-time starring goalscorer.

"I volition ne'er consciousness similar I americium saying goodbye to the fans," said Lampard, who had a imperishable spell successful complaint of Chelsea betwixt July 2019 and January 2021.

"It volition beryllium the extremity of play and the extremity of my clip backmost but usually erstwhile you permission a nine you don't person a hurrah arsenic a manager. You are successful 1 day, retired the adjacent and that's fine.

"When you instrumentality connected a managerial vocation it doesn't mean you volition beryllium astatine a nine you had 13 years astatine arsenic a subordinate forever.

"I surely bash admit the fans' enactment connected Sunday. More than thing I would emotion to springiness them a show to instrumentality distant for the summertime and consciousness a spot much affirmative about."

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