Frank Lampard speaks candidly about interim boss Rafa Benitez

In a recent interview Chelsea star Frank Lampard spoke candidly about Chelsea interim boss Rafa Benitez and his relationship with the man.

In the interview, he said he did face a difficult time working with the manager for 6 months.

He said: “There are certain managers you build relationships with and feel closer to. He’s not that kind of bloke. Other managers draw a bit of a line and keep it that way. Rafa’s more like that.He was not really the sort of manager you could sit and talk with.We had a couple of conversations about my future in which he was quite honest saying that he wasn’t really involved.So that’s where that conversation ends.

“He’s not a manager who goes round putting his arm around every player — and I’m not saying that’s wrong.There are a lot of managers like that, Fabio Capello was like that with England,” he added.

But, the 24-year-old said that Rafa certainly deserved credit for all that he did for the team. He said :“He’s a professional bloke. He prepared very well for games. And it was a difficult situation for him as well. As interim manager it was always going to be quite difficult because we all knew it was only to the end of the season. So there was no planning, no long-term relationships were going to be built. So, in that respect, he did a good job because we got the end result — success.”

Lampard said Jose Mourinho was the best manager he’d worked with, and would love to see him take over at Stamford Bridge.

Source: thesun