Jorginho: “Lampard wasn't ready to coach Chelsea”

Jorginho was critical of Frank Lampard's work at Chelsea, in statements to ESPN Brazil. The player stated that the Englishman “was not prepared for the position”as it “skipped a few steps”. Lampard came to Chelsea in 2019, replacing Sarri. After a good first season in which they had to face Hazard's significant loss and in which they had the ban without signings from FIFA, ended up being fired last January, in its second season, after the bad results reaped by the team.

“Lampard skipped some necessary steps to learn before taking the reins of a great club. At Chelsea he was a legend due to his playing time but I think he arrived too early, without having experience as a coach.. I was not ready for a job of this level to be honest “, Jorginho said on ESPN Brazil.

On the individual side, Jorginho (with Lampard as coach) only completed 90 minutes in four Premier League games. Tuchel replaced Lampard in January and improved their league numbers, as well as qualifying Chelsea to the semifinals of the Champions League, where they face Real Madrid.