A few ex-Chelsea players are really proving their managerial credentials in the current campaign.
After a disappointing end to his time at Everton, Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is doing very well at Coventry City, for example.
Coventry have been flying under Lampard and are currently fifth in the Championship table, meaning that promotion to the Premier League at the end of the season could be possible.
Cesc Fabregas is also enjoying his spell at Serie A side Como, recently beating Antonio Conte’s Napoli, but he is not the only former Chelsea player from the Blues 2014/15 title-winning team who is excelling in the dugout.
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Filipe Luis has already won three honours at Flamengo
Filipe Luis only spent one season at Chelsea, but it was a successful one. Alongside Fabregas, he helped the Blues to win the Premier League title in 2015.
Since then, Luis has gone on to become the manager of Flamengo. He was initially coaching the Brazilian club’s U20s and U17s sides but became first-team boss last September.
Under his tutelage, Flamengo have been able to win three trophies, including the Campeonato Carioca, which they just got their hands on.
Having not spent too long at Stamford Bridge, Luis is obviously not as popular as some of his compatriots who have also played for Chelsea, with the likes of Willian and Thiago Silva coming to mind.
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Ex-Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips recently spoke about Silva, claiming that the Blues should not have let him go last summer.
Still, like Silva, Willian and David Luiz to name a few Brazilians who have played in west London, Luis still enjoyed some success at the Bridge.
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What Filipe Luis said about his time at Chelsea
While Luis was able to win the Premier League crown, a dream for many players, he has admitted that he lost his happiness under Jose Mourinho after making just nine top-flight starts.
When Luis spoke about his return to Atletico Madrid in 2015, he said: “I had just played more than fifty games and had to share a position… Depending on the match, either [Cesar] Azpilicueta or I played.
“That makes you less important, but I made up for the games I was missing with the national team. I played more than forty games and I didn’t lose my rhythm or my physicality. It’s true that I didn’t feel as important as I do here.
“I never demanded that, what I wanted most was to be a champion because very few people achieve that. I have achieved it. But perhaps the happiness I felt here I didn’t have there. That difference is very significant.”
Whatever the case, Luis’ playing career was a successful one, and his managerial career is already proving to be very similar.