Frank
Lampard admits Jose Mourinho has influenced his managerial style more than
any other boss – but insists he is still his own person.
During Mourinho's first stint in charge of Chelsea, the pair enjoyed
unprecedented Stamford Bridge success, winning back-to-back Premier League
titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06, and also adding the FA Cup and two League
Cups.
Despite also playing under Claudio Ranieri, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Carlo
Ancelotti, Rafa Benitez and Guus Hiddink, it is Mourinho who made the
biggest impression on the fledgling Chelsea boss.
"I've been influenced by all the managers I've played under but probably
Jose (Mourinho) as much, if not more, than anyone else," Lampard told Sky
Sports News.
"He was the one at the point of my career when my performances and mind set
got better, giving me a lot of confidence within the team.
"So I try to act like that with my players now, trying to have a personal
relationship with them which means driving them every day to be better,
trying to help them to be confident and understand what they need to do to
keep going up the levels as a player.
"So I took a lot from Jose but I certainly don't want to be typecast as
trying to be a Jose person because I am my own person."
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