{"id":1461,"date":"2026-04-27T18:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:10:15","slug":"sam-allardyce-makes-bold-prediction-about-chelsea-legend-frank-lampards-next-job-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1461","title":{"rendered":"Sam Allardyce makes bold prediction about Chelsea legend Frank Lampard’s next job | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Frank Lampard has masterminded Coventry\u2019s return to the Premier League (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former England manager Sam Allardyce believes Frank Lampard will eventually go on to bigger and batter things in management but cannot envisage a return to Chelsea any time soon.<\/p>\n

After difficult spells at Everton and Chelsea, Lampard has rebuilt his reputation at Coventry City and on Sunday celebrated winning the Championship title.<\/p>\n

A return to the Premier League, after a 25-year absence, had already been guaranteed following a successful promotion campaign masterminded by the Chelsea legend. <\/p>\n

The current upheaval at Stamford Bridge inevitably sparked speculation that the 47-year-old could be set for another return to his spiritual home where Calum McFarlane is in temporay charge following the sacking of Liam Rosenior who spent just 106 days in the hot seat. <\/p>\n

Allardyce, however, feels a bigger job is potentially in the offing for Lampard with the prospect of managing England not too remoted a prospect. <\/p>\n

\u2018I don\u2019t think Frank Lampard is destined to go back to Chelsea anytime soon, especially under this current regime,\u2019 he told BOYLE Sports\u00a0and Footy Accumulators\u2019\u00a0podcast, No\u00a0Tippy\u00a0Tappy\u00a0Football.<\/p>\n

\u2018I do think that, if he\u2019s managing a Premier League club in the future and doing well, he\u2019d be a good candidate for the England job.<\/p>\n

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Coventry were promoted to the Premier League as champions (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Frank Lampard celebrated with his family (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018If you look back at his first stint at Chelsea when they had a transfer ban, he developed young players like Reece James and Mason Mount and gave them a chance \u2013 although he didn\u2019t really have a choice given the financial circumstances he was under.\u2019<\/p>\n

Lampard, meanwhile, says Coventry must stay a \u2018special place\u2019 after the Sky Blues celebrated Sky Bet Championship title glory with a party after victory over Wrexham.<\/p>\n

\u2018It felt like a family day for the players and staff and for the fans to enjoy without the stresses of trying to go up or becoming title winners,\u2019 Lampard said after late goals from Victor Torp and Ephron Mason-Clark secured Coventry\u2019s 27th league win of the season and a 3-1 victor over Wrexham.<\/p>\n

\u2018It needs to remain a special place because it\u2019s been an incredibly supported club in the city, the tradition and history.<\/p>\n

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McFarlane will steer the Blues into this year\u2019s final on May 16 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018There wasn\u2019t that feeling when I came in \u2013 and I know Mark (Robins) had done incredible work as a manager here \u2013 because of a lack of confidence and connection at the club.<\/p>\n

\u2018But we built that in the second half of last season to where it\u2019s a serious football club in this league, and you have to do that if you haven\u2019t been a Premier League team recently to go up. To be 12 points clear is amazing.\u2019<\/p>\n

Lampard appreciates the \u2018landscape\u2019 at Coventry will change next season due to the demands of the Premier League and the probability the Sky Blues squad will be reshaped.<\/p>\n

But for now he is focused on what winning the Championship title means for Coventry and where it ranks in his own celebrated career.<\/p>\n

\u2018It compares with every trophy I\u2019ve lifted, they\u2019re all amazing. The first one at Bolton (for Chelsea) in terms of the League. The Champions League is extra special because of the stage that it is.<\/p>\n

\u2018I can\u2019t put it down in any way because it\u2019s a collective effort and I know the hard work that has gone in to it.\u2019<\/p>\n

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