RDM took over when an underachieving Andre Villas-Boas was sacked in March and has sparked an amazing turnaround, winning the FA Cup and guiding the team into Saturday's Champions League final against German outfit Bayern Munich.
There was little confidence among the players under Portuguese Villas-Boas but since the Italian was given the reins he has reinvigorated the dressing room and fired up the squad into a fully-focused unit.
"Robbie was clever at how he managed the situation," Lampard told a news conference on the eve of the final at Allianz Arena stadium. "He created confidence in the group from the training ground to the pitch.
"Quietly he has done a perfect job. If anyone deserves to win tomorrow for the work they have done then it is him."
Perched on a chair next to Frank, who will captain Chelsea in the final in the absence of the suspended skipper John Terry, was striker Didier Drogba and the club's talismanic echoed the views of his team mate.
"We had a difficult first half of the season but that's football," said the 34-year-old Ivorian while playing down suggestions the match with Bayern would be his farewell appearance in a blue shirt.
"We have managed to show everyone we are a big team. We are still here doing our best for the club and the fans. If we win tomorrow everyone will say it was a fantastic season."
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