Frank Lampard is favourite to get the Chelsea job after just a year in management, but John Hollins has his doubts.
And as the Blues prepare to anoint Lampard , after waving Maurizio Sarri out of the Stamford Bridge fire escape without a carriage clock, Hollins accepts the next man to wear the crown will be decided by forces of nature.
Like others, he wonders if the golden ticket might have come Lampard’s way a tad early – and whether Chelsea’s transfer embargo will be a ruinous handicap for a novice. But Hollins, who was in charge at the Bridge from 1985-88, believes the biggest pull of all will be the chance for Lampard to consolidate his legend.
He said: “It’s going to be a great opportunity for a young man to go in and show the world what he can do.
“If he can manage as he played for Chelsea, it will be a brilliant decision all round – and more importantly, they will give him time.
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“But as much as I loved Frank as a player, and much as I like him as a person, sometimes really fantastic players don’t make fantastic managers — Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore won the World Cup, but management was less kind to them.