Appointing Frank Lampard as interim manager is likely to do little for Chelsea’s season: A Champions League triumph feels a long, long shot – although that’s been said before – and there is nothing to play for domestically.
What it will do, though, is bring the buzz back. Not the buzz of boos, as heard last time out at Stamford Bridge under Graham Potter, nor particularly of short-term optimism, but simply of excitement.
Lampard’s return is a great move to win some goodwill for Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali ahead of one of the most important periods in the club’s 113-year history.