Chelsea have been backed to avoid the mistakes made by Manchester United in the transfer window over recent seasons by Gus Poyet.
United spent just under £150million in the summer as they hoped for a fresh start under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and splashing the cash has been common at Old Trafford each summer.
Poyet has now backed Chelsea to be more careful with how they spend their money, and put faith in their fruitful youth system.
“I think Chelsea’s start has been very strong,” the Uruguayan told Goal.
“Lampard knew the club inside out and he knew the youngsters from his time at Derby, either from having them on loan or playing against them. It gave him extra experience going into the job.
“If an outsider arrived in the summer they might have thought ‘there are too many youngsters’, but [Frank] Lampard knew what he was getting into.
“Even after taking a big hit in losing to Man Utd, he stayed calm, he kept playing them.
“He knew that the team was going to get better, but I’m also sure he knows what he is still missing.”
Poyet has backed Lampard to make some signings when the transfer ban ends in the summer, but not to go overboard with excitement in spending money.
He added: “In the next few transfer windows, he’ll know exactly who he needs to buy.
“It won’t be five players, it’ll be something very specific.
“That’s what the club needs to aim for. When clubs go into the transfer market and buy too many – look at what’s being said about Man Utd – then there is something really wrong.
“If you need to buy five players, something is wrong.
“When you’re able to just make one or two changes then you can get exactly what you’re missing. Liverpool knew what they were going to get [with Virgil van Dijk].
“If you don’t do it like that it’s a nightmare because you keep changing. What I see at Chelsea now, I like.”