Frank Lampard came to the Chelsea bench at a difficult time, with a sanction that did not allow signing in between. He passed the exam with great use of youth and this summer they put in their hands a super team candidate for all. More than 250 million euros in transfers that, After a promising start, it loses water. And every time it becomes more difficult for the technician to cover holes. The game against Leicester, the new provisional leader of the Premier, was a good example of this. The final 2-0 leaves the 'blues' close to the middle of the table, nine points behind the 'foxes' and that is not the expectation with which the season dawned.
After the game, the coach, increasingly questioned, had to face questions from the media and the frustration of the moment could be felt with some of their responses. “I am good at managing the pressure. He took me in charge of the team knowing that there would be difficult moments, it is not an easy club to manage. We had a penalty to sign, we had young players and now we have some new ones. I understand the expectation, regardless of whether or not you think it's the right thing to do. We are not in the same position as Chelsea that won titles. The consistency, solidity and level of experience of winning in the Premier League is not the same “, he began, before beginning a plea with his players as a backdrop.
“I can't control it (his future). I can't focus on that, otherwise everyone would be sitting here thinking about it. In the match we lost against the best team and we had moments of relaxation. You have to go back to basics. We have to run, sprint and cover the field and many players did not. We were beaten by the best team, “continued the former midfielder. It should be noted that his team did not have the fortune of face, because, with 1-0 in favor, the VAR 'snatched' a penalty and in the last minutes canceled a goal Werner for a millimeter offside.
Relaxation in the spotlight
However, Lampard did not want to hide in those situations where fortune eluded them, but remained focused on his squad: “They were more vertical and ran more. If you relax when you play well, as we did a month ago, this game gives you a blow and that's what happened tonight. “
And, perhaps, to make more wound in the sore, James Maddison, one of the top scorers of the night and one of Leicester's most prominent footballers, accompanied Lampard's storyline after the crash: “We are working on it. We looked at Chelsea, in short corners they disconnected a bit, sometimes, and we knew that that was something that we could take advantage of. “And the first goal, at five minutes, came from a short corner kick cooked andBetween Maddison and Albrighton that Ndidi would be in charge of converting. Many details to reverse for Lampard if he wants, first, to start looking up to fight for the Champions Lague and, second, to keep his job as Chelsea manager. There are few candidates attentive to new punctures of the 'blues' prepared to place their tactics books at Stamford Bridge …