Rio Ferdinand has described Frank Lampard's Chelsea sacking as a 'knee-jerk reaction' and argued his former England team-mate should have been afforded more time.<br><br>Lampard was sacked on Monday morning following a torrid run of five defeats from eight matches that saw Chelsea slump to ninth in the Premier League table. <br><br>It followed over ฃ220million of <a href="https://www.buzznet.com/?s=investment">investment</a> in Lampard's squad over the summer with the likes of Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech coming in.<br><br><br><br><br><b>Frank Lampard was sacked by Chelsea on Monday after just 18 months in the job</b><br><br><br><br><br><br><strong><u>Lampard's former England team-mate Rio Ferdinand described his sacking as 'knee-jerk'</u></strong><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><u><b>RELATED ARTICLES</b></u><br><br>Previous<br><br>1<br><br>Next<br><br><br><br>Thomas Tuchel is 'one of the most impressive managers I've... IAN LADYMAN: For his own good, Frank Lampard could slide... 'I understood the challenges... I want to thank Mr... MARTIN SAMUEL: Frank Lampard has been taken for a RIDE by... <br><br><br><br><u>Share this article</u><br><br>Share<br><br><strong>1.4k shares</strong><br><br><br>Though unsurprised by the sacking given the turnover of managers at Stamford Bridge, Ferdinand believes Lampard's status as a club legend should have allowed him more time to build a side capable of challenging for silverware.<br><br>Speaking on his Rio Ferdinand Presents FIVE YouTube channel, the former England defender said: 'I don't think he'll be surprised. He's an intelligent fella.<br><br>'He would have understood the remit when he walked through that door and he would've seen people like Carlo Ancelotti - who has the third-highest win rate in Premier League history behind Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson - get the sack a year after winning the league.<br><br>'So he's not going in there thinking he's going to have loads of time but I think he would have expected maybe a bit more time, given they had the transfer embargo when he went in there.<br><br>'Then he gets money to spend, he spends over ฃ200m and then you'd probably expect a little bit of time, more than what he's got, to bed them players in and for them players to become part of the furniture.<br><br>'He has not been afforded that and in the grand scheme of things, with the way this has been reported on, you'd think they're in a relegation dog-fight. <br><br>'But they're five points off Champions League, <a href="https://23wink2.com">23wink2.com</a> 11 points off Manchester United who are top of the league. It ain't a million miles away.<br><br><br><br><br><b>Ferdinand (right) believes Lampard (left) should have been afforded more time at Chelsea</b><br><br><br><br><br><br>Club legend Lampard became the tenth manager sacked during the Roman Abramovich era<img src="https://i.ibb.co/7bZxZJP/Logo.jpg" alt="23WIN - Lu1ef1a Chu1ecdn Top #1 Cho u0110am Mu00ea Cu00e1 Cu01b0u1ee3c" style="max-width:420px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;">
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