Former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has indicated his reasons for not bringing John Terry into the fold last season.
Lampard, who was permanent boss at the club a few years ago and caretaker for a portion of last season, did not include Terry in his coaching staff when he replaced Graham Potter.
However, Lampard has admitted that he had limitations on his coaching staff last season, due to only being a temporary hire.
“I have the upmost respect for JT on every level, so in terms of the club asking John that’s not for me to answer,” Lampard stated on ex-teammate John Obi Mikel’s Obi One podcast.
‘In terms of me, the club came to me and it happened very quickly. The first time they came to me I probably had about a day to say yes or no.
“They wanted me to bring in two staff. Anyone who works in this game will know that when you are bringing in staff it is a big question, who are your staff and how many do you want to bring.
“I had been at Chelsea before that, Derby, Chelsea and Everton working with my staff. I ended up bringing in three as Ashley [Cole] came in to do set pieces for me at Everton.
“The people I was working with were Chris Jones and Joe Edwards, so there was nowhere for me to go.”