Roman Abramovich speaks out on Chelsea sacking Frank Lampard Speaking to Forbes (h/t Metro), Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich defended the sacking of Frank Lampard by speaking out on his goals. The Blues icon was appointed as manager in 2019 after Maurizio Sarri but lasted only a season and a half, getting sacked in January. Thomas … Read more
Jorginho explained the key difference between Lampard and Tuchel According to Express, Chelsea midfielder Jorginho outlined some stark differences in how they played under Frank Lampard and Thomas Tuchel. The Italian claimed that the tactics we are using now are much better than how they were playing under Frank Lampard. Chelsea have shown a marked … Read more
Former Chelsea defender tells Thomas Tuchel how to get the best out of Hakim Ziyech Speaking to Stadium Astro (h/t football.london), former Chelsea defender Mario Melchiot suggested that Thomas Tuchel does not ‘understand’ Hakim Ziyech as good as Frank Lampard did. The Moroccan winger was signed by Lampard for a fee rising up to €44m … Read more
Chelsea board feel ‘vindicated’ over Thomas Tuchel appointment after improvement in three players According to ESPN, the Chelsea board is very pleased with Thomas Tuchel for having a major impact on three players that were previously struggling at the club. Tuchel was brought in to replace club legend Frank Lampard towards the end of January … Read more
Glen Johnson questions Chelsea turnaround under Thomas Tuchel According to CheltenhamGuides.com (h/t Daily Mail), Glen Johnson has questioned the Chelsea players for performing under Thomas Tuchel and not Frank Lampard. While he praised the players for performing well in recent weeks, he felt that they could have done the same under Lampard. Chelsea have been … Read more
Marcos Alonso takes a dig at Frank Lampard over his exclusion Chelsea full-back Marcos Alonso has taken a subtle dig at former manager Frank Lampard about his playing time (h/t Evening Standard). The former Fiorentina man cheekily said that he is more of use to Chelsea on the field rather than at home. Alonso was … Read more
Frank Lampard wanted Declan Rice and Erling Haaland before Chelsea sack Frank Lampard was already planning for next summer before Chelsea went ahead and pulled the trigger on him at the end of January. The former boss wanted to bring in Erling Haaland and Declan Rice ahead of next season (via Sky Sports Italia h/t … Read more
Timo Werner highlights one major aspect where Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel differs from Frank Lampard Chelsea striker Timo Werner revealed in an interview with Sky Sports (h/t football.london) that Thomas Tuchel is more suited to him than Frank Lampard because of the linguistic commonality he shares with the German manager. Lampard was sacked by Roman … Read more
Cesar Azpilicueta insists everything better at Chelsea since Lampard departure Cesar Azpilicueta has gone on to deliver some rasping statements about Frank Lampard and his exit from the club (via Mundo Deportivo h/t Daily Mail). The veteran Spaniard has gone on to say that ‘everything has improved’ under Thomas Tuchel now. Lampard was let go … Read more
Antonio Rudiger hits back at claims that he had problems with Frank Lampard Speaking to SportBILD (h/t Daily Mail), Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has shut down talks that he had issues with former manager Frank Lampard. Rudiger had fallen down the pecking order at the Bridge under Lampard, with the Blues legend preferring the centre-back … Read more