Thats not the reason entitrely and ofc Gerard and Lampard do show that working under good manager doest equal being one youself, but Crofty is very outgoing/passionate, he's also passionate about our club, he has worked alongside De Zerbi and knows our players plus the way we play and all that...
hes right there everyday, sees all the tactics, the set up etc, understands as well as the players how we play tactically..... he'd be worthy of serious consideration.