Frank Lampard on the return of Chelsea, his leadership ambitions and his victory at Old Trafford | Football News

Frank Lampard, Derby County Chief, tells us what it will be like to return to Chelsea, if he has the ambition to take over at Stamford Bridge one day and how it would feel to defeat his former club.

Lampard takes his Derby Wednesday night, during the match for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, the match is broadcast live . Sky Sports Football – this is about taking advantage of the already impressive start of his career as a manager.

The 40-year-old may have taken over that at Pride Park in May, but he already has

The young Lampard team – including Chelsea loanees Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori, who were given the green light to play against their parent club – will visit the West London confident after eliminating Manchester United on penalties in the third round

And here, the man who scored 211 goals for Chelsea – including four at Derby's last visit to the bridge 10 years ago – talks about "Frank Lampard Way", this match at Old Trafford, the British core at his side, and what What surprised him most about management …

Coming back to Chelsea: It will only be a lot of love!

I was delighted when the draw took place. After playing a year in Manchester City, which I did not expect, then I went back to Chelsea and the goal … it did not take anything away from me and Chelsea, it was simply nice to go back there. 19659010] This is my new career and a new challenge for me, but this club stays with me. These are all good emotions that go well at work.

Thirteen years of memories and what the club did for me. I've been fortunate to be part of a great club, great people, big fans and it's a club that stays with you all your life.

It was an exceptional time and it will always be my place. Obviously, I have a job now and things are changing, but Chelsea and the people who work there will always have a place in my heart. I hope it will only be a lot of love in both directions!

The job in Chelsea: I'm not a dreamer

If you talk about dreams, I want to manage and I want to manage at the top. Not everybody?

But I would be stupid to take such an advance on myself. I am here and I love this club, I really am. The staff, the fans, the players, it's an incredible club with a great history.

I am right now. So, for me, try to move on to Chelsea or elsewhere … It will depend on what I am doing here. This is the beginning of the trip.

I am not a dreamer, I am an everyday man and I want to succeed here. That's the only thing I'm going to think about. I will be happy to be at Stamford Bridge, of course, but I will also be thinking about the work to be done.

Last trip from Derby to Chelsea: Hope it will be better this time

It was a difficult year Derby and I managed to score four goals, so I hope it's better for Derby this time.

Beat Manchester United: We Were to Be There

Manchester United has been a huge test for us at this point. came. All I wanted was for players to play with personality because I believe in them. The talent is there, they will do it in the field.

I wanted them to go there without fear of saying "we deserve to be here in good faith". And when they showed me that … it was more than Harry Wilson's fantastic free kick, I was happier with the general personality of the players going to Old Trafford and saying "We deserve to be here."

That's all I ask Wednesday night against Chelsea, I ask them to show personality. The result will be difficult because it is Chelsea, but if they show it again, they will give a good account of themselves.

The Frank Lampard Way: Aggressive, Hardworking, Brave

I am worried. the way Frank Lampard because this is, hopefully, a progression and that it can be adaptable But if you tackle the basic things with which I come, then I want an aggressive team, a hard working team, a brave team that plays exciting football because that's what we all want to watch and I certainly do. .

We are making good progress on all these fronts, some results that I would have liked to be better for different reasons. But everyone worked very hard to get to that, so I'm happy.

But there is still a lot to be done – there are good reports and beautiful words spoken about us, so I do not take care of anything. this. For about three seconds, I take advantage of that, but I move on because there is still a lot to do here.

Surprise of management: I bring home defeats

En as manager, the defeats are hard and I take them hard. If I am more balanced in my mind and in my life, I may have more perspective on them.

But for the moment, defeats are difficult and I bring them home and have trouble turning them off, which you have to do sometimes because you can not carry it 24 hours a day. [19659020] The British core of Derby: I am not an expert in recruitment

We obviously have both players from Chelsea, whom I knew, and Harry Wilson, whom I knew through connections. . I went with what I know. I am not an expert in recruitment, I have not traveled Europe in recent years, while waiting for Derby post!

Loanees Receives Green Light for Chelsea's Smart Action

I was not so confident (Chelsea would allow Mount and Tomori to play)! I made the call because I thought going there directly! I sent a message to Dave Barnard (director of football operations), then to Gianfranco Zola and Marina Granovskaia (director). And they took the time to decide because they have a lot of players on loan. So they had to think about the situation as a whole.

But in the end, the whole decision was made based on the benefits for both players and the experience of playing against Chelsea. And as I said, Chelsea's movement has been stylish and powerful, because a club like this should be able to count on us. But the overview is that they are Chelsea players, so I'm grateful to them and it's a great opportunity for guys.

Beating Chelsea: I would be proud to be able to recover "at home"

That would be great for the club. Personally, I am doing my job, so I find myself facing Maurizio Sarri and a fantastic Chelsea team in a place that I call home – to win there, I would of course be proud of it. team, very proud because there is a lot of work going into the preparation of this game. But me, of course, I'm going there with the intention of winning the game …