Former Premier League midfielder Steve Brown has revealed only Frank Lampard knows what he wants after he was appointed as Chelsea interim manager.

The ex-Charlton player said: “I don’t think Frank has got anything to lose, but maybe he has because it depends what Frank wants beyond this.

“Will he settle for something behind the scenes at Chelsea just to be at that club where he is adored?

“One of the things that happens to very good ex-professional footballers is you get a job and you realise this might not be for me. So now he has stepped up to do this one short term, but I wonder if someone has said to him ‘look, we want you to do this job behind the scenes.'”

“Only Frank will know what he wants beyond the end of this season,” Brown added.

“If he wants another managerial role then he’s going to have to make this work.

“If he’s not fussed on taking on another managerial role and working behind the senses at Chelsea, then he can have a little bit of fun with this in terms of he’s not under any pressure to keep that squad on side as such and he can manoeuvre it anyway he wants.

“He’s certainly not under pressure in my eyes because he knows he isn’t going to be taking it next season.”