Frank Lampard insists he must not be judged as the “standard-bearer” for English managers. Chelsea boss Lampard is only the second English manager to lead a team in two Champions League campaigns, after Sir Bobby Robson. #KRACHE pic.twitter.com/HX2L0rE3tV — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 27, 2020“I don’t feel the responsibility for the English managers’ union, but I was surprised myself when I was told that stat last week, the great Bobby Robson to be the only other English manager to have done it,” said Lampard. “There was quite a long time when I used to hear about how English managers couldn’t get jobs in the Premier League, and there was a merry-go-round and this sort of thing. “But I actually think it’s slightly different now, I think sometimes now we’re seeing English managers showing their qualities within the game, throughout the Premier League, throughout the Championship, throughout the leagues.

Source: Express October 27, 2020 19:30 UTC