Frank Lampard has been sacked by Chelsea just 18 months into his reign as head coach, paying the price for a dismal run of form which has left them down in ninth place.Lampard returned to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2019 and got off to an impressive start, steering the Blues to a fourth-place Premier League finish and reaching the FA Cup final despite their transfer embargo.Nevertheless, a backing of over £200million in the previous window raised expectations and placed him under greater pressure in west London, meaning a run of five defeats in eight matches was not tolerated by ruthless owner Roman Abramovich.Lampard was already well aware of Abramovich’s itchy trigger finger before taking the job.
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