Frank Lampard ‘skipped steps to learn how to manage a big club – and wasn’t ready’, says Jorginho

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has accused Frank Lampard of ‘skipping steps in how to manage a big club’ in a scathing assessment of his former boss’ management skills. 

The Italian international has sensationally hit out at Lampard months after his sacking, claiming that he was only appointed as the Chelsea manager in 2019 because he was a ‘legend of the club’.

He also believes that Lampard lacked ‘experience’ and that he was ‘was not ready for a job’ in the Premier League.

Chelsea’s Jorginho has given a scathing assessment of Frank Lampard’s management skills 

He said he felt that the former Blues boss lacked ‘experience’ and that he was ‘was not ready’

Having had three different managers since his arrival at Chelsea in 2018, Jorginho was left somewhat impressed by Lampard’s managements skills. 

The midfielder believes Lampard ‘skipped’ some steps that he ‘needed’ to succeed with such a prolific team.

He told ESPN: ‘Look, I’ll be very honest with you about Lampard. I believe that because he is a legend of the club, I believe that he skipped some steps that you need to learn to reach a great team. 

He said Lampard was only appointed as the manager because he was a ‘legend of the club’ 

He also said that Lampard ‘skipped some steps that you need to learn to reach a great team’

‘He arrived at the club where he is a legend, without having experience with other teams.

‘I think he arrived too early, skipped a few steps and was not ready for a job at that level, honestly’.  

Jorginho found life under Lampard difficult, having been repeatedly excluded from his squad following Project Restart. 

The midfielder was handed zero appearances and zero minutes in Chelsea’s first five matches after the restart and was subsequently linked with a potential departure from Stamford Bridge. 

Jorginho was not only pushed down the pecking order following Chelsea’s mass signing in the summer of 2020, but was also axed as the team’s No.1 penalty taker following the arrival of Timo Werner. 

As a result, Lampard was keen to Jorginho to stump up additional funds but held off from parting ways with the midfielder due to the economic state of the transfer market.

He was sacked in January and replaced by ex-Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel

Lampard was sacked in January following a dismal slump in form that saw Chelsea drop to ninth in the Premier League table.

Abramovich, speaking publicly in a statement following the sacking, described Lampard as a ‘man of great integrity’ but added: ‘Under current circumstances we believe it is best to change managers’ with the club in mid-table.

Former Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel stepped into replace the Chelsea legend and as a result Chelsea have moved to fourth in the Premier League standings.