Frank Lampard waited 18 months to decide his next move.
Bruised by a difficult 11-game interim stint with Chelsea at the end of the 2022-23 season, Lampard wanted to make sure his next role was right.
‘I've had a lot of challenges in my management career,’ he tells Mail Sport. ‘But I learned when you speak to a club, you want to know what their expectations are.
‘You want to delve into the squad, see what you think you can improve. What style of play do I want to bring? Have we got the players to do it?