Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba admits he was surprised to see Frank Lampard step into the managerial role with the Blues.
Lampard took over the reins at Stamford Bridge in the summer after the departure of Maurizio Sarri to Juventus following just one season with the Blues.
The former Chelsea midfielder had impressed during his debut season as a manager with Derby County, taking them to the Championship play-off final.
However, Ba was sure that it would be his former teammate John Terry who would be leading the Blues, and not Lampard.
"To be honest, I was seeing more - at the time - John taking over [rather] than Frank," Ba told Sky Sports.
"Then when I saw the job he was doing at Derby, I was like 'wow, I haven't seen this.'
"It's funny because I was speaking with Gael Clichy, who played with him [Lampard] at [Manchester] City, and he told me that when he came, straight away he saw that he is going to be a manager - and a great manager.
"Something for sure that I've seen in him is that he helps youngsters.
"He gives them a lot of confidence and I'm not surprised by what the youngsters are doing in Chelsea right now, because he is really good at that."
