

As a player Frank Lampard was the complete midfielder. He is best remembered for his destructiveness going forward, but by the end of his Chelsea career he had dropped deeper, always positionally sound and tough in the tackle, as evidenced by his performance in Munich.

Now he wants his Chelsea team to display similar versatility by marrying the offensive and defensive sides of the game. It is work done on the training ground that will lay the platform for the style of football Blues supporters can expect this season.

‘My big idea is how we train,’ Lampard said.

‘I want us to train how we want to play, to replicate that, even if I don’t think you can turn the switch on and off when you play.

‘I want energy in my team. I want us to have possession of the ball. We have players who have the quality to handle the ball, but I don’t want it for possession’s sake. I want us to be an exciting team to watch so we can move the ball through the pitch quickly, and create chances.

‘Then of course we have to be an aggressive team off the ball. We have to be a team who teams don’t like playing against because of how hard we work off the ball, and don’t like playing us because we’re really good on the ball. You can always strive for more in both departments.’