"I'm a big fan of Pochettino as a manager, I think he's a very good manager," Frank Lampard told Sky Sports as he looked forward to the appointment of the next permanent Chelsea manager.
"But it's not about which individual it might be, it's about getting the right high level of manager.
"Pochettino's history tells you he works at clubs of this sort of level and then letting him get to work with the players he creates a solid identity in a team that can win more games. Those things aren't always overnight things, so we have to be careful with expectations a little bit.
"There's a lot of work to be done. That's my synopsis after six weeks, the basics that I keep talking about - standards are so relevant to this club at the minute. Standards collectively have dropped - I can be honest about that as it's my last game and I might not see some of them that much anyway!
"Standards as a collective for a club like Chelsea have to be at the maximum or you won't be physically competitive enough, or you won't be able to play at a high level, high speed the Premier League demands.
"If you're not together in the dressing room and vocal in the dressing room, and driving each other and competitive because 'I want your place and you want mine'… Every top team has to have that.
"When I came in, very quickly I could see that wasn't there enough. Of course, a very good manager can help that but everyone has to take responsibility."
According to multiple reports, Mauricio Pochettino has already signed a three-year contract with Chelsea and will be formally announced as the next head coach in the coming days.
The Argentinian manager enjoyed a lot of success in the Premier League, but taking this Chelsea side from the point they're at back to the top of the table could be as hard as any other task.
