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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Lampard to discuss penalty kick duties with his players after another Jorginho miss

<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/AVvXsEg9kldOU-ZENn3iBeCCUDSjagMTxiIIjnWJwBHHA9LFyMa0ieJYkRyOs9uKjJf7YvJqZcdes90tET9WZaTcK3rmD2ErQmAbCYcLMWbjK1QwgoPV5TyyTI9gPCFt0r4_94xMYESqZ3iKVFGP/s269/download-25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kldOU-ZENn3iBeCCUDSjagMTxiIIjnWJwBHHA9LFyMa0ieJYkRyOs9uKjJf7YvJqZcdes90tET9WZaTcK3rmD2ErQmAbCYcLMWbjK1QwgoPV5TyyTI9gPCFt0r4_94xMYESqZ3iKVFGP/s0/download-25.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Chelsea manager Frank Lampard will speak with his players before deciding whether Jorginho remains the club’s penalty kick taker after the Italian missed his second spot kick of the season.</span></span></h2><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">His miss came in their 4-0 win over Russian side Krasnodar in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jorginho had missed from the penalty kick spot against Liverpool in the English Premier League (EPL) last month.</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">His career, particularly at Chelsea,” Lampard told reporters.</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“My feeling is when you take as many penalty kicks as he does, there can be periods when you miss one, and sometimes there can be periods where you miss one or two. I experienced that as a player.”</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jorginho was substituted by the time Chelsea were awarded another penalty kick, which Timo Werner dispatched in the 76th minute.</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“Timo Werner, I know he’s very capable to take penalty kicks,” Lampard added. “We have other players that can as well.</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">”So, I’ll talk with the players afterwards to see how we move forward.”</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Callum Hudson-Odoi, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic also got on the scoresheet as Chelsea sealed their first Champions League victory of the season in front of owner Roman Abramovich.</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Abramovich has been unable to attend matches at Stamford Bridge because of UK visa issues.</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“I always feel the support of the owner of the club, whether he’s here at games or not,” Lampard said.</span></p><p class="Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“A couple of my staff members spoke with him, but by the time I came out in the warm-up he wasn’t around.”(Reuters/NAN)</span></p>

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‘Lampard got Lamptey call wrong’ – Chelsea should’ve blocked Brighton move, says Hudson

<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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Frank Lampard gave Marcos Alonso ‘furious dressing down’ after West Brom draw

<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvzToW9-nR8mX5lSr_JughU20jX8eIUOgCR8U6ZYBt8t8DJbsCUhGKa9pFEiOyWwnygBNqrM0paohtad4OoCiKi_U0M2jT0yWzIr96fY0iBiEVmwHxMMxiqnZZ9nkO5nqraTCd7c3Kog/s960/960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvzToW9-nR8mX5lSr_JughU20jX8eIUOgCR8U6ZYBt8t8DJbsCUhGKa9pFEiOyWwnygBNqrM0paohtad4OoCiKi_U0M2jT0yWzIr96fY0iBiEVmwHxMMxiqnZZ9nkO5nqraTCd7c3Kog/s320/960.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: 700;">Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is under increased pressure after spending over £200 million on new players this summer.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">A flurry of high-profile players have arrived at Stamford Bridge in recent months including Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell, prompting speculation over whether the Blues might be outsiders for the 2020-21 Premier League title.</p><div class="gms-ad gms-ad-lazy gms-outstream" data-dfp="001_Desktop_Outstream_Video" data-sizes="[[636,1]]" id="gms-ad-740435736-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">But after their opening three fixtures, Lampard’s side have only taken four points and currently find themselves eighth in the table at the time of writing.</p><div class="gms-video-container" style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px auto 30px; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 348.75px; position: relative;"><div class="gms-video-screen" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); bottom: 0px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 1;"></div></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">The west London outfit recorded a 3-1 win away at Brighton in their opening game before losing 2-0 at home to Liverpool.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Chelsea were then expected to bounce back with a victory away at West Brom on Saturday but found themselves 3-0 down after 27 minutes following some calamitous defending.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Lampard’s side fought back to seal a point thanks to Tammy Abraham’s dramatic stoppage-time equaliser, but <strong>Chelsea’s</strong> manager ripped one of his players to shreds inside the away dressing room at the Hawthorns after the match.</p><picture class="" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;"><source data-srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/66f0992ac9099373a23397e6057992f3/690.jpg" media="(min-width: 481px)" srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/66f0992ac9099373a23397e6057992f3/690.jpg"></source><source data-srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/66f0992ac9099373a23397e6057992f3/480.jpg" media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/66f0992ac9099373a23397e6057992f3/480.jpg"></source><img alt="p1ejat13j917i9mr7m2e1dhj19lfm.jpg" data-src="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/66f0992ac9099373a23397e6057992f3/690.jpg" height="492" src="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/66f0992ac9099373a23397e6057992f3/690.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; width: 620px;" width="690" /></picture><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">According to <strong><a href="https://theathletic.com/news/chelsea-marcos-alonso-frank-lampard/QJjwHHZZIanN" rel="nofollow" style="color: #ce3833; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Athletic’s</a></strong> Simon Johnson and David Ornstein, Marcos Alonso - booked in the eighth minute and subbed off at half-time for Cesar Azpilicueta - was subjected to a furious dressing down by Lampard in front of ‘stunned teammates’.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Lampard was livid after discovering that Alonso headed to the team bus without permission after being taken off at half-time, rather than watching the second half from the bench.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Mateo Kovacic was also subbed off at the interval but, unlike Alonso, took his place in the stands after taking a shower.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Chelsea staff were reportedly surprised to see the Spanish left-back in a different area to where the away group were expected to be - especially due to the strict rules regarding Covid-19 protocols - before Lampard gave him both barrels after the match.</p><picture class="" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;"><source data-srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/dce506831ce60f090ceddb0f6994e555/690.jpg" media="(min-width: 481px)" srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/dce506831ce60f090ceddb0f6994e555/690.jpg"></source><source data-srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/dce506831ce60f090ceddb0f6994e555/480.jpg" media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/dce506831ce60f090ceddb0f6994e555/480.jpg"></source><img alt="p1ejas5g9tjlns4u13d11aamvc1b.jpg" data-src="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/dce506831ce60f090ceddb0f6994e555/690.jpg" height="476" src="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/dce506831ce60f090ceddb0f6994e555/690.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; width: 620px;" width="690" /></picture><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">The Athletic say Lampard criticised Alonso in front of the rest of the squad.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Insiders have described the Chelsea legend as being ‘the angriest they’ve ever seen him’.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Meanwhile, one source has told The Athletic that Lampard was so furious with Alonso they would “be surprised if he plays for Chelsea ever again.”</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Lampard also criticised the 29-year-old to reporters when asked about Chelsea’s poor defending during the opening 45 minutes.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">“The first one Marcos heads it into the middle of the pitch for them for a transition,” he said.</p><picture class="" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;"><source data-srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/19640a0c7756dbb80815a9cd7e908ae5/690.jpg" media="(min-width: 481px)" srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/19640a0c7756dbb80815a9cd7e908ae5/690.jpg"></source><source data-srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/19640a0c7756dbb80815a9cd7e908ae5/480.jpg" media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/19640a0c7756dbb80815a9cd7e908ae5/480.jpg"></source><img alt="p1ejas7tr91bpdc241ms7vip1i6gd.jpg" data-src="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/19640a0c7756dbb80815a9cd7e908ae5/690.jpg" height="489" src="https://gmsrp.cachefly.net/images/20/09/28/19640a0c7756dbb80815a9cd7e908ae5/690.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; width: 620px;" width="690" /></picture><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">“Marcos loses his man for the third goal from the corner, a clear mistake. You can do as many meetings as you want, if you are going to make those mistakes you give yourself a mountain to climb.”</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">Following these latest developments, it wouldn’t be a shock to see Alonso dropped completely for the upcoming games against Tottenham and Crystal Palace.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">With just over a week remaining before the transfer window closes, perhaps Lampard is even considering offloading Alonso.</p>

Frank Lampard Sport Frank Lampard gave Marcos Alonso ‘furious dressing down’ after West Brom draw

  Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is under increased pressure after spending over £200 million on new players this summer. A flurry of high-profi...

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