Impatience is everywhere. On social media, even 30-second clips now tease the best bit at the very start before going back, no longer trusting our distracted minds will stick around to watch the video in full.

Elsewhere, Londoners shout expletives when the next tube is five minutes away, we all get hangry waiting for our number to swap from the “Preparing…” to “Please Collect” column at fast-food chains, and don’t get us started on those temporary traffic lights. Why are they even there? We’ve got places to be.

Impatience is rife in football, too. VAR, of course, and while owners are seemingly quicker on the trigger these days, this restlessness applies to managers as well.

Frank Lampard being the prime example.

In another world, or perhaps decades ago, Lampard would have done the hard

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