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·27 November 2020

Chelsea boss Lampard tells Rooney: Throw everything into Derby job

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Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has offered advice to Wayne Rooney over managing Derby County.

Manchester United great Rooney is currently caretaker manager at Derby after Phillip Cocu left the club.


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“Do it, go for it, although you have to do it with everything you've got. It's not a job where you can say, 'Ah, I'll see how it goes'. You have to throw yourself into it," Lampard told The Athletic.

“The first day I walked into Derby, I was s***ting myself. I really was. It came upon me so quickly. I met Mel Morris, the owner. I was offered the job which was a big leap for him and a big leap for me.

“I'd played against a lot of the players. I played with some of them for my country. It's how you package that first meeting, that first training session, of what you want to be. It's so important. I had all those worries.

“What I was determined to do was to listen and learn — from everybody. I watch you and Wrighty (Ian Wright) and Gary (Lineker) on Match of the Day.

“There will be times when something's said I don't like and it gets your back up. Maybe we've been dug out because we can't defend set pieces, so the next day I go into work and say quietly, 'I want to have a look at set pieces one more time!'

“I like listening to other managers, podcasts of other coaches. If I can take bits from that, I will. You've got to be yourself, but you can still suck all that stuff in."

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