I Hope the FA Don’t Read This – Frank Lampard Has Become Exactly What England Need
05.07.26, 16:18 Updated 19.07.26, 16:54 6 Minute Read
Rich Chamberlain
England thought Thomas Tuchel would finally solve the one problem Gareth Southgate never could: winning the biggest knockout games.
Instead, after taking the lead against Argentina, England retreated, surrendered control and lost. Looking back, the Scooby-Doo joke almost wrote itself. Underneath the Tuchel mask...was Gareth Southgate.
I shared an image depicting exactly that on Instagram and it attracted thousands of likes. That got me thinking. If Tuchel couldn't solve England's biggest tactical problem, perhaps I know someone who can. Frank Lampard.
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Rich Chamberlain Rich is a lifelong Coventry supporter and the author of several books about the club, including When The Sky Was Blue, Benno: My Life in Football and Sky Blue Fall.