England and Chelsea legend Frank Lampard tipped for surprise managerial job | Football

England and Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has been tipped for a third managerial stint at Stamford Bridge after his encouraging start to life at Coventry.

Lampard had big shoes to fill when he replaced the hugely popular Mark Robbins at Coventry in November last year.

But the 46-year-old has worked wonders with the Championship side, taking them from 17th in the table to promotion hopefuls having won six of their last seven league games.

His stint with the Sky Blues has also served to revitalise his managerial stock after Lampard endured two difficult spells in the Premier League.

Despite keeping Everton in the top flight under difficult circumstances, Lampard was later dismissed after a series of poor results in the 2022-23 season.

And after a short time out of the dugout, he returned to Stamford Bridge for another managerial stint, this time serving as a caretaker following the departure of Graham Potter.

And while that job was only a short-term role, Lampard presided over just one win from his 11 games as Chelsea ultimately finished in a lowly 12th spot.

Now enjoying life back in the Championship, Lampard’s full focus will no doubt be on achieving promotion with Coventry having fallen just short of that feat when he managed Derby County back in 2018/19.

But his former teammate William Gallas believes that Lampard could well work himself back to the top table of management and insists a third stint in charge at Stamford Bridge is not beyond the realms of possibility.

However, Gallas did urge caution and said the Englishman would likely have to prove his talents with another club in the Premier League first before being considered by Chelsea again.

‘After what happened to Frank Lampard, we had to be patient. He is doing well right now with Coventry City, if he can give them the chance to get into the Premier League that would be the best thing for him,’ Gallas told Spin Genie.

‘But you never know, he could go back. That’s why it’s good for him to improve and do something really good with another Premier League team in the future, maybe helping them into Europe in the Europa League or Champions League.

‘That would give him more experience and then one day, we could see him at Chelsea again. But right now, I don’t know.

‘The best thing that can happen for him now is Coventry City to go to the Premier League. That will be the best story for him.’

Lampard’s Coventry return after the international back with a tricky visit to second-place Sheffield United. They currently sit fifth in the table.

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