Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gustavo Poyet thinks hiring Frank Lampard was a smart decision by the Blues.
While Lampard has endured some disappointments this season, his team are in fourth place and likely to qualify for the Champions League.
It comes after a summer with a transfer ban, losing Eden Hazard, and not investing in the winter window either.
Poyet spoke about his impression of Lampard since the start of the season.
He told talkSPORT: "I think it was a great decision by the club [to bring in Lampard]. I think Chelsea were very clever in that situation to bring in a coach or manager like Frank Lampard, because it seems different to the previous 20-25 years [in terms] of looking more about bringing the kids [through] rather than buying players.
"This was a great opportunity for them, with a person in charge who knows the club and who has been working with some of the younger players and with Jody Morris as an assistant, who was coach of these players for many years in the academy.
"On the whole, I think the combination was very good. It's been tough, because you know it's going to be difficult.
"I'm sure if he keeps progressing and keeps adding, which Chelsea look like they are doing, I think he's going to get better and better."
