Frank Lampard says former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had 'biggest impact' on his career

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lampard-frank/GWpe9c0q/"]Lampard[/a] recently returned to the Premier League with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coventry/GOvB22xg/"]Coventry City[/a] after guiding them to the Championship title. [/p][p]The 47-year-old has done an exceptional job with the Sky Blues since taking over with the club in 17th position in November 2024. [/p][p]Coventry lost in the play-off semi-finals to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] last term, before bouncing back in style by winning the title by a whopping 11 points. [/p][p]Upon returning to England's top-flight for the first time in 25 years, Lampard has reflected on his managerial career so far in an interview with [a href="https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/frank-lampard-interview-coventry-city-msv87xv9v" target="_blank"]The Times[/a]. [/p][embed guid="4de499c7-e212-49f1-81b9-694b325e44d0" url="https://x.com/Coventry_City/status/2046722884282863697" social-type="twitter" /][p]He recalled how Mourinho had the 'biggest impact' by giving him much more 'self-confidence' and belief in his ability to succeed. [/p][p]"[b]And there’s a Jose Mourinho character[/b]," Lampard said. "[b]The biggest impact I remember of Jose was how much self-confidence he gave me, via his own self-confidence. I remember that transmitting[/b].[/p][p]"[b]I was slightly humble and he went, ‘You’ve got to take it, you’ve got to be more.’ He was also very driven about being a winner: ‘We do not lose, this is what we do.’ So I take a bit of that, but I definitely cannot become Jose and I can’t become Carlo, because it’s just not me[/b].”[/p][p]Lampard made a whopping 215 appearances under Mourinho during his time at Stamford Bridge, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a]'s record goalscorer clearly learnt some invaluable lessons from him.[/p]