Manchester United’s ex-striker, Wayne Rooney, has attacked Chelsea big boss, Roman Abramovich over the sacking of the club’s manager, Frank Lampard.
He said the decision was harsh, hasty and negatively predictable.
Chelsea gave Lampard the boot after his team showed continual failure, shying away from the top contenders’ zone.
Rooney said the man deserved to be given more time.
He noted:
‘The evidence doesn’t lie. Look at Jurgen Klopp. He came to Liverpool, was given time, and won the Premier League and the Champions League.
‘If you go back further you look at Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson. David Moyes got Everton in the Champions League and Sean Dyche doing a fantastic job at Burnley.
‘Since Roman Abramovich came to Chelsea, it’s well known that they don’t tend to give managers much time to put their ideas in place.
‘They demand almost instant success and if you don’t get it then you pay the price and I think Frank will have known that.
‘He had a fantastic season last year, playing a lot of the young lads and making the Champions League.
‘So now it’s a bit premature [to sack him] in my opinion. If they were 20 points behind the top four for instance then you could understand it a bit more but they are still in touching distance.’
