Frank Lampard insists his backroom staff is not an old Chelsea boys club following the departure of club legend Gianfranco Zola.
The Italian will not be part of Lampard's new staff after spending the season as an assistant to Maurizio Sarri.
Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, before Zola's departure was made official, Lampard said: "Jody is coming with me as assistant head coach - we have a really close relationship, friendship and are like-minded in the way we think about football.
"He obviously has a great link with the academy which is important, but more than that he is a fantastic coach. Chris will be here as coach, and again it's the trust thing. Eddie brings great experience and quality of coaching.
"It's a very Chelsea-orientated team but what I want to make clear is this is not an old boys' club. What I'm trying to put together with this staff is talent - it's fresh talent in my eyes.
"We are relatively young but we are not inexperienced. I may have only one year in management but in Jody, Joe, Eddie and Chris we have many years of coaching within us."
