Mateo Kovacic saw changes at Chelsea once again when the first team coaching setup was changed, seeing Maurizio Sarri leave the club, and be replaced by club legend Frank Lampard.
The Croatian is now a permanent Chelsea player and has been an important element to Frank Lampard’s squad this season.
Kovacic said:
“I came to Chelsea under Sarri, but I must say that Lampard is an exceptional manager. He has kept the character he had as a player in his personality as a coach, which has inspired all of us.
“He commits himself with everything he’s got. Training is always challenging and different from last season.
“That’s probably the main difference between Lampard and Sarri, who made the concept of training quite monotonous.
There were a lot of similar training sessions with a focus on tactical preparation.”