‘I know he’ll be thinking that..’ – Rio Ferdinand finally reveals what Lampard will be thinking following Tuchel’s success at Chelsea
United legend Rio Ferdinand has hailed the job done by Thomas Tuchel since he took over from Frank Lampard as Chelsea boss.
Tuchel’s impact was instant, as he guided a struggling Chelsea squad to a top four finish, reached the FA Cup final and won the Champions League.
The Chelsea team has indeed been putting in extraordinary performances under Tuchel, and the Blues have started this season in top form as well.
Rio Ferdinand has admitted even Lampard would be impressed with what Tuchel has done and would be wondering why the players didn’t turn up that much under him.
“Frank’s respectful and I think he’s honest enough to know and would say Tuchel has done an amazing job,” Ferdinand said on Vibe with FIVE.
“But at the same time I’m sure Frank’s sitting there thinking, “well I didn’t see these certain players performing like this when I was there”.
“But then it’s about Frank looking at himself, looking at his tenure there, did he approach things the right way. I’m sure he’s doing all this, he’s look at, ‘Could I have handled this situation better, could I have handled that player better?’.
“That’s what Frank will be going through and he’ll be looking to make sure he rights the wrongs from his time at Chelsea.
“But you can’t do nothing but respect and pay homage to what Tuchel has done.”