Frank Lampard insists he must not be judged as the 'standard-bearer' for English managers.
Chelsea boss Lampard is only the second English manager to lead a team in two Champions League campaigns, after Sir Bobby Robson.
He believes he is judged differently in some quarters due to his nationality, and claimed he cannot be expected to lead any kind of charge for English bosses at the game's top level.
The only other English manager to achieve that feat was the late Sir Bobby Robson
Lampard revealed even some close confidants quizzed him on his decision to take the Chelsea job - but 15 months on he still believes he made the right call to take over at Stamford Bridge.