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Frank Lampard believes he has learned nothing new about coaching during his starcrossed second stint at Chelsea, admitting as much after the Blues' 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Manchester United on Thursday evening.
The club legend was drafted in as interim head coach after Graham Potter was sacked by co-controlling owner Todd Boehly in April, their tenures bisected by the one-game appointment of Potter's former assistant Bruno Saltor.
Lampard has been under no illusion of the permanence of his position but his stewardship has given Chelsea's hierarchy few reasons to hang onto the former Everton manager, with the side recording one win in ten matches across all competitions since his appointment.
The west London club are on course for their worst Premier League finish since 1993/94, which saw them finish 14th.
Speaking after the final whistle on Thursday, Lampard shared that firefighting the squad's existing issues after making the move back to Stamford Bridge had stymied his ability to approve as a coach.
Frank Lampard believes he has learnt little in coaching terms from his second stint at Chelsea
The Blues cut depleted figures at Old Trafford after recording their eighth loss in ten games
'If you ask me what I have learned in this short period, in terms of coaching, not so much. I think that if we have not got that base of things, then formations are not as important,' Lampard told reporters.
'I've been in in this situation as a player when you