Frank Lampard’s job as a coach is seriously threatened, The Athletic understands.
The humiliating fourth defeat in seven games against Manchester City will only intensify questions about the broader direction of the team under the current management team, and sources told The Athletic that Chelsea has started exploring alternative plans to replace Lampard if the current decline continues, if not before.
This is a fluid situation and, as such, there is no definitive deadline for when Lampard can be fired; it is possible that he can still see the season if the results improve. But the history of the Roman Abramovich era tells us that, as conversations of this nature begin to take place in the corridors of power at Stamford Bridge, managerial change tends to become a question of “When?” instead of “If?”
The 3-1 home loss to Manchester City leaves Chelsea in eighth place in the Premier League table …