Reece James is delighted playing for Frank Lampard at Chelsea.
Lampard's appointment naturally delighted James and provided that extra motivation for him to get back fit and firing.
"Frank is a club legend and someone I've always looked up to," admitted the 19-year-old to chelsea.com. "If a manager believes in youth and believes in you then eventually you know the chance will come.
"I'm only just getting back into the swing of things. My first step was to get back fit and now I'm here, I just need to keep improving gradually week-in, week-out. Getting injured is all part of the game and you just have to build yourself back up to get strong and fit.
"It was a slow process because the injury took longer than expected but I just had to take it step by step. I'm just grateful now that I'm back fit and competing to play."
