Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has revealed that his uncle Harry Redknapp has played a major role in luring the former Chelsea midfielder into management for the first time at Derby County.
Lampard has done quite a commendable job as head coach of Chelsea football club since taking over from Maurizio Sarri in the summer The West London outfit also lost their talisman Eden Hazard to Real Madrid. To add to that, Chelsea was hit with a transfer ban which meant that they were ineligible to sign any players for the next two transfer windows due to malpractice with sending too many young players out on loan.
But since his return to Stamford Bridge as a manager, Lampard has exceeded expectations after an initially rocky start to life in West London. Following a relatively slow start, Chelsea has managed to pick up the results under Lampard’s regime and is currently sitting in 3rd place on the Premier League table. The football has improved tremendously and it’s all down to Frank Lampard and trusting his young players to deliver the goods and the youth is also repaying that faith.
Lampard had only one years experience in management when he was in charge of Derby County last season and he almost guided the Rams to Premier League promotion, however, the former England star has admitted that ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp played a major part in influencing him to take up the managerial job. While speaking to Sky Sports, Lampard opened up on his 72-year-old uncle Harry Redknapp claiming that he started the process , “He was huge in me getting the job at Derby, He’s close to Mel Morris [Derby County Chairman], he basically put me forward, and when I spoke to Mel and we came together and the rest happened. Harry started that process, so without Harry, I wouldn’t be sitting here. Because I don’t think I would have got the Derby job and the year that happened there. He was always in contact with me last year, he remains in contact with me now through good or bad results, he’s always a good sounding board and I’m hugely thankful for what he has done for my managerial career.”
