Frank Lampard says Chelsea cannot regret letting Declan Rice go

<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIDENckrkzHqrzcLLXe32RC2kjVGDgVCVDYJfkFMVWFzp_IpvDuZFPFJY284MylN1D4VjQaH5lyHx15Mjelhh-axaeJtCjaA0LM_dKOWQ9mNNO260_UT_v6CpAWpO2inNfwmyyRNlGHeV/s600/2259933_2_articlelarge_2.56747931.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIDENckrkzHqrzcLLXe32RC2kjVGDgVCVDYJfkFMVWFzp_IpvDuZFPFJY284MylN1D4VjQaH5lyHx15Mjelhh-axaeJtCjaA0LM_dKOWQ9mNNO260_UT_v6CpAWpO2inNfwmyyRNlGHeV/s320/2259933_2_articlelarge_2.56747931.jpg.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Frank Lampard insists Chelsea cannot regret Declan Rice slipping through the academy net and flourishing at London rivals West Ham.</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">England midfielder Rice progressed through Chelsea’s much-vaunted academy but was released aged 14, before making the switch to the Hammers.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The 21-year-old has since risen to prominence in east London and become an England regular – to the point where he is now a long-term transfer target for the Blues.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Chelsea could have to pay upwards of £50m to sign a player who came through their system and remains best friends with Blues midfielder Mason Mount – but boss Lampard insisted no academy can make the right call with every young player.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/c83b3e638097be57fdcaa743deb5ed19Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNjA4Mzg3OTkz/2.57076302.jpg?w=640" srcset="https://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/c83b3e638097be57fdcaa743deb5ed19Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNjA4Mzg3OTkz/2.57076302.jpg?w=241 241w, https://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/c83b3e638097be57fdcaa743deb5ed19Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNjA4Mzg3OTkz/2.57076302.jpg?w=483 483w, https://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/c83b3e638097be57fdcaa743deb5ed19Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNjA4Mzg3OTkz/2.57076302.jpg?w=966 966w" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Everton v Chelsea &ndash; Premier League &ndash; Goodison Park" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529;"></span></span></p><figcaption class="imgFCap" style="background-color: white; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(211, 211, 211); box-sizing: border-box; color: #83858f; font-weight: 600; padding: 10px 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Frank Lampard, pictured, does not believe Chelsea can regret releasing Declan Rice as a teenager (Clive Brunskill/PA)</span></figcaption><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“He’s a fantastic player for West Ham and England, so fair play, because his journey there, after leaving Chelsea and going to West Ham, it’s a good story to hear,” said Lampard.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“There are lots of those stories for different reasons, at whatever level and that shows a strength of character. In terms of our end, I certainly wouldn’t use the word regret.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“Our academy is one of the best in the world, you look at our first team and all the players we’ve produced that are in and around the first-team squad, we’ve got so many.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“And it’s not easy, it’s not an exact science to pick or choose players. The academy work brilliantly here to bring through a lot of players.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“Declan Rice has given himself personal credit for going and having the great start to his career he’s had at West Ham.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/3b6ea7a575dc8ea2090133756f025f2cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNjA4Mzg4MDU1/2.57146083.jpg?w=640" srcset="https://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/3b6ea7a575dc8ea2090133756f025f2cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNjA4Mzg4MDU1/2.57146083.jpg?w=269 269w, https://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/3b6ea7a575dc8ea2090133756f025f2cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNjA4Mzg4MDU1/2.57146083.jpg?w=539 539w, https://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/3b6ea7a575dc8ea2090133756f025f2cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNjA4Mzg4MDU1/2.57146083.jpg?w=1034 1034w" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="West Ham United v Crystal Palace &ndash; Premier League &ndash; London Stadium" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529;"></span></span></p><figcaption class="imgFCap" style="background-color: white; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(211, 211, 211); box-sizing: border-box; color: #83858f; font-weight: 600; padding: 10px 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Frank Lampard was full of praise for West Ham boss David Moyes, pictured (Stephen Pond/PA)</span></figcaption><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Chelsea will host West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Monday night, bidding to hit back to form after consecutive Premier League defeats.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Hammers will head to West London riding high under David Moyes’ stern tutelage, with Lampard impressed.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Former West Ham midfielder Lampard conceded however that facing his old club as a manager does not carry the same intensity as when he was a Chelsea player.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Asked if taking on West Ham means more to him given his history with the club, Lampard said: “If I’m honest it did when I played, as a manager and in my role now it doesn’t.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" srcset="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“Maybe I’ve mellowed or something’s changed, but also I focus on what’s necessary for the club. Maybe I took it on me personally to really get up for that game against West Ham because I had played for them before.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“But now I don’t, I just see it as another game, particularly off the back of two defeats for us, it’s an important game just for us to approach in the way of wanting to get back to where we were before these two games.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“I think David Moyes is doing a great job, they have good players, but the way they are playing and the consistency levels they’ve got this season have been really impressive.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“I think he’s an experienced and a very, very good manager who has got his message across to them. And they are playing really well, the organisation of their team, the style that they play, it’s very difficult to play against.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://content-embed.pressassociation.com/embeds.js" srcset="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Popular passwords" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“They have threats on the counter-attack and they are very good at set-pieces, so they are playing really well and are clearly a well-managed team.”</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech returned to full training on Friday as the wingers continue to shake off hamstring problems.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lampard admitted however that both men must still prove their fitness ahead of Monday’s clash.</span></p><div id="div-gpt-ad-incontent-1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 23px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lampard added: “It’s their first day back with the group today, training at a decent level, so I’ll have to see how they are in the next few days if they are to make West Ham.”</span></p>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTgZYRvni9IuEPLCv5BHzW6dO2GZSqJt6ebTWSFIt2ZOVw9f-_Oc8B7M1ajbu8SJ28f8u6597GR1mYxrGd5DJA9MZQs3d4UzFeCk34bItez8VFpS_ARV-_1KlGDeJ__9rsOeA8QFb_fPR/s300/download+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTgZYRvni9IuEPLCv5BHzW6dO2GZSqJt6ebTWSFIt2ZOVw9f-_Oc8B7M1ajbu8SJ28f8u6597GR1mYxrGd5DJA9MZQs3d4UzFeCk34bItez8VFpS_ARV-_1KlGDeJ__9rsOeA8QFb_fPR/s0/download+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Chelsea coasted to a 4-0 win at Krasnodar on Wednesday thanks to goals from Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and a late strike from Christian Pulisic in a Group E Champions League match.</span></span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Moise Kean scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain recovered from losing Neymar to injury to beat Istanbul Basaksehir.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Having drawn their opening game with Sevilla 0-0, Chelsea got off to a slow start against a conservative Krasnodar and passed up a glorious chance to take the lead when Jorginho hit the post from the penalty spot.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Frank Lampard’s side went ahead in the 37th minute with a stroke of fortune when Hudson-Odoi’s tame shot squirmed through the hands of Krasnodar keeper Matvey Safonov.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Chelsea extended their lead when Werner smashed home from the penalty spot in the 76th minute.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ziyech grabbed his first goal for Chelsea since switching from Ajax Amsterdam by firing low into the net and Pulisic completed the rout in added time, helped by another lapse of concentration from Safonov. </span></p><div class="ps_instream" id="ps_instream_4a359b19-6b2b-46bb-a15b-a166779b4774" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; float: none !important; font-family: NotoSerif-Regular; font-size: 17px; height: 400px; margin: 20px auto; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; width: 640px !important;"><div class="advertise_top" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: none !important; height: 20px; position: relative; width: 640px;"></div></div>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYE7ONmm-eW6Bp71draQ6Cxs9dtVMHzHyFSOILx3ls5cLiKQ4x_0JecLfiupLrmH4WWGlvxFcYtPWvgGmBBda-3LZnhD4F7iRapmazDwZv3KiqRpeoksbH_sFuX2PmRL4cUVp7Npsoa4s/s750/lampard-got-lamptey-call-wrong-chelsea-shouldve-blocked-brighton-move-says-hudson-750x375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYE7ONmm-eW6Bp71draQ6Cxs9dtVMHzHyFSOILx3ls5cLiKQ4x_0JecLfiupLrmH4WWGlvxFcYtPWvgGmBBda-3LZnhD4F7iRapmazDwZv3KiqRpeoksbH_sFuX2PmRL4cUVp7Npsoa4s/s320/lampard-got-lamptey-call-wrong-chelsea-shouldve-blocked-brighton-move-says-hudson-750x375.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: inherit;">The Blues legend believes a promising right-back offers qualities that those at Stamford Bridge could have benefitted from in the present and future</span></p><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Frank Lampard made a mistake in allowing Tariq Lamptey to leave Chelsea for Brighton, says Alan Hudson, with the Blues boss told he got that transfer call “wrong”.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The highly-rated full-back is a product of the famed academy system at Stamford Bridge.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Lamptey progressed through those ranks to break into the first team set-up, but was given just one competitive outing before seeking minutes elsewhere.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Brighton were happy to buy into the 20-year-old’s potential and have offered him a Premier League stage on which to thrive.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The diminutive defender has been doing just that, with his pace and positioning allowing him to impact proceedings at both ends of the field.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Hudson believes those qualities should have been embraced in west London, despite Cesar Azpilicueta and Reece James already battling for a right-back berth, with Chelsea considered to have made a questionable decision that they may live to regret.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“I look at the young lad Lamptey they sold to Brighton, who has impressed me hugely,” Hudson told <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CaughtOffside.</em></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“I would have kept him as he is most definitely one for the future.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“He has been outstanding at Brighton since lockdown. He’s quick at turning defence into attack, which is something Chelsea lack – real pace with quality at the end of it.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“I think Frank Lampard got this one wrong.”</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Lamptey pushed for the exits at Chelsea as the fierce competition he faced was always going to see his development stunted.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The Blues have continued to invest heavily in fresh faces since he departed, with Lampard overseeing an elaborate summer spending spree.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">A new left-back formed part of that project, with Ben Chilwell lured away from Leicester in a £50 million ($65m) deal.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The England international arrived in new surroundings nursing a knock, preventing him from slotting straight into the fold.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">He has, however, broken into the Blues side of late and netted on his Premier League debut as Crystal Palace were swept aside 4-0 last time out.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Hudson believes Chilwell can be a useful asset for Chelsea, but says he is not reading too much into an eye-catching outing against the Eagles which saw Roy Hodgson’s side offer little resistance.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The former midfielder said of another buccaneering full-back: “He settled in well enough but you cannot tell against such bad opposition.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s much like saying the centre-backs look good when the opposition play with no attackers.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“We can only really judge if this is a good buy after he faces much sterner opposition.”</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div>

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Thiago Silva Accepts Blame For Chelsea Second Goal Against West Brom

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS84KYLQF-ji8PWx0vk-A5NOLYuT2FcuQ0ZfiWGtuPaRL19zXEC9D5vyEZo3gf742hXGcTcv2mxGlAWmzM5Gvfw_r56b2gtg1xG_9L1eOqwVDNy1LzWvgP8bhu0RdoYAURnIsj3xWP0wk/s540/silva-vs-westbrom-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS84KYLQF-ji8PWx0vk-A5NOLYuT2FcuQ0ZfiWGtuPaRL19zXEC9D5vyEZo3gf742hXGcTcv2mxGlAWmzM5Gvfw_r56b2gtg1xG_9L1eOqwVDNy1LzWvgP8bhu0RdoYAURnIsj3xWP0wk/s320/silva-vs-westbrom-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">Newly signed Thiago Silva has accepted the blame for his error against West Brom on his debut match that resulted in the second goal against the Hawthorns.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">The 36-year-old failed to control the ball properly in the middle of the field to let Callum Robinson has an easy ride to sloth the ball past Willy Caballero and Kyle Bartley made it 3-0 just two minutes later.</p><div align="center" style="color: green; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="clear" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="clear" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">Chelsea rallied back to secure a 3-3 draw against Slaven Bilic’s men before the end of the regulation time.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">Silva is big enough to own up when things do not go his way.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">“I am upset, but I take responsibility for the mistake I made, as I always did,” he wrote on <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Instagram</em>.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">“As difficult as it may be, we have to get over this and move on.”</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">There comes a time in everyone’s career when performances begin to drop off.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">It remains to be seen whether Father Time has caught up with Silva but he assured fans of his dedication to the Chelsea cause.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">“I promise to all of you that I will give everything I have on the pitch, putting all my energy and commitment into the games to come,” he added.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">The Brazilian defender has won seven Ligue 1 titles while lifting the Coupe de France on five occasions.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">Add to that six Coupe de la Ligue titles and it is clear that Chelsea has brought a winner to west London.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">The South American was part of the PSG side beaten 1-0 by Bayern Munich in the delayed Champions League final on August 23.</p><p style="color: var(--font-color-black) !important; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px;">Chelsea will be up against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.</p></div>

Chelsea Sport West Brom Thiago Silva Accepts Blame For Chelsea Second Goal Against West Brom

  Newly signed Thiago Silva has accepted the blame for his error against West Brom on his debut match that resulted in the second goal again...

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