DBasia.news – Chelsea will host Manchester City in the week 17 match of the 2020-2021 Premier League, at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Sunday (3/1). The meeting will be an arena for Frank Lampard and Pep Guardiola to battle tactics.
Judging by the position of the two teams in the standings, Chelsea is still superior. Although, The Citizens have a great opportunity to surpass Chelsea.
The Blues occupy fifth place in the standings with 26 points from 16 matches. Meanwhile, Man City are in eighth position with the same points, but have only played 14 games.
In terms of experience, Guardiola is far superior to Lampard. The Spanish coach started coaching the team in 2007. He coached Barcelona B.
Meanwhile, Lampard had just started to experience the world of coaching after retiring. He was a coach at the Chelsea academy before finally heading to Derby County in 2018.
In terms of achievement, Guardiola is clearly at the forefront. Guardiola collected 31 trophies including the Champions League, Premier League, Bundesliga and LaLiga titles. On the other hand, Lampard’s storage cabinet is still empty.
On a deeper level, from a statistical point of view, Gurdiola is more classy. Guardiola has averaged more points than his rivals.
So far, Guardiola has played 664 matches. From that match, he won 491 wins, 79 defeats and 94 draws. The former Bayern Munich architect averages 2.36 points per game.
Turning to Lampard, so far 136 matches have passed. The manager reaped 67 wins, 30 draws and 39 defeats. That way, the 42-year-old coach only incised an average of 1.70 points per match.
One of Lampard’s few achievements against Guardiola can be seen from the meeting of the two coaches. For head to head, the two of them have defeated each other in two matches.
Inevitably, Chelsea’s match against Manchester City will be an opportunity for Lampard to prove himself against his senior, Pep Guardiola.