Having once filled the hot seat role at Chelsea, Avram Grant has offered Frank Lampard some advice on how he can avoid the sack.
Avram Grant knows all about the pressure that comes with managing Chelsea and has sent a message to Frank Lampard.
The current boss finds himself under intense pressure at the club, with reports even speculating a possible sack.
After Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League, The Athletic released a report claiming the Blues were potentially in search of a Lampard replacement.
Four points from their last six Premier League games have seen the Blues slip off the title-chasing pace and down to the ninth place.
After a summer of relatively heavy spending, Lampard is expected to deliver an immediate run of success.
He maintains he won’t quit the Chelsea job but that decision could be taken out of his hands if poor results continue.
Grant, who succeeded Jose Mourinho at Chelsea in 2007, believes the Blues legend remains the right man to carry the club forward.
Grant told Sky Sports: “What I can say to Frank and the others at the club is be patient, and, more than this, do whatever it is necessary to do, that’s for sure.”
“Two things: never lose it even when things are going well, don’t lose your fighting spirit at the highest level.”
“And second, don’t lose what you have here [points at head] you need to think right and look for solutions.”
“If you do that then everything will be okay because the quality is there and there is a potential like there was [at Chelsea] in my time.”
He added on the pressure surrounding Lampard: “About the current situation I can say only this: You need to be strong when things are not going well, when things are going well everyone is a genius and knows what to do.”
“But in a situation like this when things aren’t going well you need to be strong, look for solutions, and show a lot about your character.”
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