ROY KEANE had a London crowd in hysterics with his brutal verdict on Frank Lampard’s return to Chelsea.
The Sky Sports pundit and former Manchester United captain continued The Overlap live tour with Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher.
And the one in London was staged just after Chelsea re-appointed Lampard as interim manager until the end of the season.
Host Kelly Cates announced the news of Lampard’s audience to the Stamford Bridge dugout, cue wild cheers from the crowd, and asked Keane for his reaction.
But in typical fashion from the no-nonsense Irishman, he dismissively said: “Good luck to him.
“The way things have changed in football, a lot of managers are under pressure and a lot of clubs are looking for managers until the end of the season.
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“Good luck to him.”
Then shrugging his shoulders, he savagely added: “I’m not bothered.”
That prompted sniggers from fellow panellists Neville and Carragher as the rest of The Overlap crowd descended into laughter.
Lampard was sacked by Chelsea in January 2021 then by Everton two years later.
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But he was given the Blues gig on a temporary deal following Graham Potter’s axe.
Since then, though, he has lost all three matches in charge – 1-0 at Wolves, 2-0 at Real Madrid and then 2-1 at home to Brighton, which prompted Todd Boehly to spend an hour inside the dressing room ranting at the players.
And Keane is not expecting much from the club’s record goalscorer between now and June.
He added at the Wembley Arena after the first-leg defeat to Real Madrid: “I can’t see Chelsea winning the Champions League. Chelsea know that they’ve got some excellent players, but there is something missing at the moment.
“Even the last couple of performances, not finding a way to win – I look at the personality of the team and stats would be positive in terms of possession and chances, but they haven’t got that nastiness that the Chelsea teams have had over the last few years.
“Frank is a lucky boy. He’s had some good jobs. You need a bit of luck in the game, but do I see Chelsea going on to win the Champions League or getting top four? I can’t see it.
“They do have quality players, but because they’ve brought so many in together, it does take time to gel, and I don’t think they’ve got that spirit and unity at this moment in time.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
