Sarri met his targets by returning Chelsea to the Champions League via a third-place finish in the Premier League and winning the Europa League, claiming his first major trophy as a coach in the process. The 60-year-old former banker becomes the ninth full-time manager to leave Chelsea since Roman Abramovich took charge of the club in 2003. After a brilliant start to the season that saw Sarri’s men keep pace with Premier League champions Manchester City and Champions League winners Liverpool, Chelsea fans soon rebelled at a ponderous possession game with little cutting edge. Lampard, 40, led the Rams to the Championship playoff final where they fell just short of a return to the Premier League. The former England midfielder will not suffer any of the hostility encountered by Sarri in the Chelsea fan base.

Source: Punch June 14, 2019 11:03 UTC