Frank Lampard was always aware that countering the loss of Eden Hazard was going to be difficult at Chelsea, but he is delighted to have silenced those who were quick to write the Blues off.
A talismanic figure headed through the exits at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2019, with Real Madrid acquiring the services of the highly-rated Belgian forward.
With a sizeable void left behind in west London, and Chelsea working under the constraints of a transfer embargo, Lampard was handed an unenviable task when taking the reins in west London.