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lampard--i-d-love-to-be-at-chelsea-long-term

Lampard: I'd love to be at Chelsea long-term

05 Dec 2020


Frank Lampard has been talking about his future. The reason why is not
because the Chelsea boss raised the subject himself and although he has
performed his usual media duties ahead of today's game against Leeds, it
was not a reporter's idea to table the topic either.


https://i.imgur.com/2V64krQ.jpg


Instead it is one of Frank's former long-term team-mates, still playing
himself, who prompted the debate. Branislav Ivanovic returned to the
Premier League when he joined West Brom at the start of the season, and he
has given an interview this week stating he knew Lampard would be a
success as a manager and although he hopes he 'stays at Chelsea for life',
the Serbian believes his old colleague could be a future manager of
England.


'He is a good friend so I appreciate the positive words from Brana,' is
Lampard's initial response.


https://i.imgur.com/RAK5Qam.jpg
Lampard and Ivanovic together 10 years ago


'It [the England job] is certainly not anything on my short-term radar. I
am very patriotic, I loved playing for my country but at the moment my
focus is on trying to do the best thing here [at Chelsea] in the long
term. It is all I can think about, but I appreciate it [Ivanovic's
suggestion] and if ever there was an opportunity later on down the line of
something then it is something I would definitely look at, but you should
never get too far down the line in this job.'


https://i.imgur.com/AtcJhcg.jpg
Frank with his 100th England cap


Concentrating on his present job, our boss is in his second season at
Stamford Bridge which means he has 18 months left on his current contract.


'It seems to have flown by,' he admits. 'I felt when I came to the club
that there were a lot of circumstances at the beginning that were going to
make last year transitional, and maybe slightly difficult, and I felt like
I took the job in a different position from most recent Chelsea managers.
I think people sympathised with that and I thought it was a success.


https://i.imgur.com/zTxvnS4.jpg


'Now I feel like I would really love to be part of the long-term plan
here. The signings we made in the summer, other than probably Thiago
Silva, are signings for now and for the future, players that are going to
progress and mature and of course I would love to be part of that.


'Of course that is the club's decision and the owner's decision first and
foremost, and I have to get on with the short-term, which starts with
Leeds this weekend – but I don't think anyone would expect me to say
anything else. I am a lucky man to be managing the club that I love and is
my life, so of course I want to make a success of it and be here as long
as I can.'

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