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Frank Lampard vs Ole Gunnar Solskjær.
OGS started his professional manager career(not counting his time coaching the Man Utd youth) in 2010, meaning he has been a manager for 10 years.
He was manager of Molde for 3 years and won 2 league titles and a 1 cup title.
OGS started his professional manager career(not counting his time coaching the Man Utd youth) in 2010, meaning he has been a manager for 10 years.
He was manager of Molde for 3 years and won 2 league titles and a 1 cup title.
However, 2 narrow league wins with the best and most expensive team in the country at the time is not necessarily an "amazing" achievement.
After that, he joined Cardiff City to test himself in England once more.
He joined Cardiff with half a season to go to try to...
After that, he joined Cardiff City to test himself in England once more.
He joined Cardiff with half a season to go to try to...
save them from relegation. However, he failed to do that and finished dead last in 20th position and was relegated to the Championship.
After a month in the Championship, he was sacked after having Cardiff, a Premier League team, in the relegation zone of the 2nd tier.
After a month in the Championship, he was sacked after having Cardiff, a Premier League team, in the relegation zone of the 2nd tier.
After that he returned to Molde, where he would manage for 3 years, finishing 5th, 2nd and 2nd and failing to win a single trophy(again with one of the best and most expensive squads in the country).
Fun fact: Molde won the league the season after he left.
Fun fact: Molde won the league the season after he left.
After 3 years at Molde it was time for the biggest job in his manager-career, Manchester United and a return to the "Theatre of Dreams"
He had an explosive start to life at Man Utd by winning 8 consecutive games. Despite this, he still only took Man Utd to a 6th place...
He had an explosive start to life at Man Utd by winning 8 consecutive games. Despite this, he still only took Man Utd to a 6th place...
finish on 66pts and was eliminated in the QF of the CL by a fairly weak Barcelona side.
In the summer and winter windows of 2019, OGS spent over £200m on new signings, breaking the world transfer record for a CB, tying the world transfer record for a full-back...
In the summer and winter windows of 2019, OGS spent over £200m on new signings, breaking the world transfer record for a CB, tying the world transfer record for a full-back...
and signing "world class" Bruno Fernandes for over £50m.
Despite all of that, he only managed to finish on the same amount of points in the PL(66) as the season before, despite finishing 3rd. He also failed to win any trophies after being eliminated in the SF of..
Despite all of that, he only managed to finish on the same amount of points in the PL(66) as the season before, despite finishing 3rd. He also failed to win any trophies after being eliminated in the SF of..
both domestic cups and the Europa League.
In the summer of 2020, he spent another £60m+, taking his total to close to £300m while being in charge of Man Utd.
His opening to this season has been nothing short of disastrous. 7 points from 6 games in the league..
In the summer of 2020, he spent another £60m+, taking his total to close to £300m while being in charge of Man Utd.
His opening to this season has been nothing short of disastrous. 7 points from 6 games in the league..
(which is arguably more than what they should have, considering the Brighton game), and despite beating both PSG and RB Leipzig, they still just have 6pts from their opening 3 CL games after losing to Istanbul Basaksehir.
Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard started his professional manager career in 2018, meaning he has managed for 2 years.
He started out at Derby ahead of the 2018/19 season. Derby finished 6th in the Championship in 2017/18 but had lost their 3 most important players...
Frank Lampard started his professional manager career in 2018, meaning he has managed for 2 years.
He started out at Derby ahead of the 2018/19 season. Derby finished 6th in the Championship in 2017/18 but had lost their 3 most important players...
with goal-getter Matej Vydra at the peak of it.
Lampard, limited budget in mind, made the decision to sign 3 young players on loan in order to replace them(Mason Mount, Fikayo Tomori and Harry Wilson) while promoting RB Jayden Bogle from the academy.
Lampard, limited budget in mind, made the decision to sign 3 young players on loan in order to replace them(Mason Mount, Fikayo Tomori and Harry Wilson) while promoting RB Jayden Bogle from the academy.
After all that, he managed to finish 6th again and made it all the way to the Championship final after beating Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United over 2 legs in the semi-final.
Other noticeable achievements was a win vs. José Mourinho's Man Utd at Old Trafford...
Other noticeable achievements was a win vs. José Mourinho's Man Utd at Old Trafford...
and an unfortunate 3-2 loss to Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the League Cup.
After his success at Derby it was made clear that he would be named manager of Chelsea ahead of the 2019/20 season.
The task ahead of him was monumental. Chelsea were suffering from a transfer-ban so he couldn't sign any new players coming into his new job.
The task ahead of him was monumental. Chelsea were suffering from a transfer-ban so he couldn't sign any new players coming into his new job.
On top of that, Eden Hazard, maybe the best individual player in the Premier League, was sold to Real Madrid. All pundits and experts had Chelsea struggling for a Europa League spot and facing elimination from the CL as early as in the group-stages.
Lampard decided to tap into Chelsea's academy/loan-system to find the players he needed/wanted to work with to rebuild the Chelsea mentality of his own time as a player.
The two players he worked with at Derby, Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount, were both brought with him.
The two players he worked with at Derby, Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount, were both brought with him.
In addition to that, players like Reece James, Kurt Zouma, Billy Gilmour and Tammy Abraham were also given a chance.
Despite all this, Lampard took Chelsea to a 4th place finish, not leaving the top 4 a single time since they entered it in November of 2019.
Despite all this, Lampard took Chelsea to a 4th place finish, not leaving the top 4 a single time since they entered it in November of 2019.
In addition to that, he took them past the CL group stages but faced elimination in the round of 16 to Bayern Munich, who would eventually win the tournament, and to an FA Cup final.
In the summer of 2020, he could finally spend some money and he spent quite a lot of it...
In the summer of 2020, he could finally spend some money and he spent quite a lot of it...
(around £200m), but it was spent wisely.
Lampard was himself key in convincing Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Thiago Silva, Kai Havertz and Ben Chilwell in joining Chelsea and also in convincing the Chelsea board to spend a lot of money on these individuals.
Lampard was himself key in convincing Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Thiago Silva, Kai Havertz and Ben Chilwell in joining Chelsea and also in convincing the Chelsea board to spend a lot of money on these individuals.
It's safe to say that SO FAR, all the new signings are looking good after a solid start to the season for Chelsea who finds themselves 4 points off the top of the table and comfortably topping their CL-group, still to concede a goal.
Also worth to be mentioned, Derby finished 10th, with 10 points less in 2019/20 than they did with Lampard in charge in 2018/19.
