Frank Lampard has declared that he is in no rush to find a new job in management.
The Chelsea legend returned to the club last season to take charge for a second time, yet only won only one of his 11 games while complaining of a widespread lack of good attitude in the dressing room.
Previously, the 45-year-old had saved Everton from relegation before a downturn in results and he guided Chelsea to a top-four finish under a transfer ban in his first stint in the Stamford Bridge dugout.
Where Lampard goes next is difficult to predict and he is adamant that he must “choose well” for his return to football.
He told Diary of a CEO podcast: “It's hard to know. A lot of people say, ‘Get into punditry, it's easy, put your feet up’.
“I get my enjoyment, what gets my blood flowing, is working and being a coach. So that's what I want to do.
“I'm in no immediate rush to do it. The reality is, off the back of Everton and Chelsea, it's probably time for me to take my time anyway because of what opportunities that may be out there.
“There may be no opportunities, there may be something that comes up that I want to look at and say does that work for me in all purposes. The jobs I've taken have been quite challenging, and a lot are.
“I'm not saying I'm going to be given this, ‘Here you go, this is going to be great’. So I would try to choose well without sounding too picky.
“In the meantime, do the things that make me happy. Being around my family, I like to travel. When I travel, I want to go better than home, and if I don't go better than home, I'll stay at home, I've got a nice house.
“I’m so driven I feel like I should work but I’m 45, I’ve done alright with my life. Maybe I don’t need to work. That’s not a bad place to be, I’m fortunate.”
