Time will tell if Thomas Tuchel is the right man to take Chelsea forward, but it wasn’t really a surprise when Frank Lampard was relieved of his duties last week.
At least it looks like his legendary status as a player hasn’t really been tarnished by his time in charge, but it does look like the fan banner supporting him will be taken down after the game tonight:
Chelsea’s ‘In Frank We Trust’ banner has remained in place tonight to thank Frank Lampard for his time at the club ?
The banner will be removed after tonight’s game out of respect for Thomas Tuchel and his staff ? pic.twitter.com/zUIVQxRaLr
— Goal (@goal) January 27, 2021
It’s an interesting lesson in respect when they also played “Another One Bites The Dust” before the teams came out which does seem a bit harsh on Lampard, but perhaps that was only done in error: