Asked whether he felt let down by his teams defending, Lampard was quick to deflect and declined to separate blame.
” No, not pull down by the defenders. We made errors in the develop to the objectives, not simply defenders, which cost us the video game. When a team is bigger than you, as they were today, you can work all week … if someone is much taller than the challenger and outjumps them then they are going to score goals.”
” Thats what happens, so we understood they were bigger than us today and they were going to try and score goals or win the video game. However the gamers have to deal with that on the pitch.”
Every cloud, as they say, has a silver lining– even a dismal cloud exemplified as Chelseas defeat in a traditional “trap video game”. The silver lining from this game comes from young Christian Pulisic, who was the clear standout gamer for Chelsea once again.
Sadly for Lampard, newbies Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner are disqualified to play this season. With 6 league matches left, Chelsea remain in a huge fight for the 4th and 3rd places in the Premier League table, with just 3 points separating the 4 teams 3rd-6th.
With every touch, he looked a danger. He missed the very first opportunity of the match with curling effort, won the charge for Chelseas very first goal with quick dribble in package, and continued to drive into West Hams defense in a way that reminded yours genuinely of Eden Hazard, ultimately winning the free kick from which Chelseas 2nd objective was scored.
It is these type of efficiencies that specify the difference in between where this younger Chelsea lie as title pretenders and where Lampard hopes this team will be as title competitors in the future.
Willian is now the first player in Premier League history to score in every calendar month if you still need something favorable to hold onto after this match.
Watford are next, in the house, on Saturday. KTBFFH.
Frank Lampard has restated again that his Chelsea squad are far from the level of freshly crowned champs, Liverpool, or the previous title-holders, Manchester City. Wednesday nights disappointing defeat to West Ham, at an empty Olympic Stadium, is just more evidence of the teams inconsistencies.
We have 6 video games ahead of us now and this wasnt a big surprise. If you play in the Premier League and make mistakes, if you boss ownership but dont do quite adequate with it at the top of the pitch, then it can happen.
” Its clearly aggravating however if were in that position its how you recover, how you move on. We have to realize the position we remain in terms of battling for the Champions League locations and progress.”
Despite winning 3 successive matches because football returned, Chelseas underlying performances were irregular already. The level of play against Leicester City in the FA Cup quarterfinals left a lot be wanted, particularly following a critical win versus Manchester City simply 4 days prior.
Willian, obviously, is worthy of mention as the sole objective scorer for Chelsea. His curling effort from the abovementioned free kick was as wonderful as ever, remembering some of his great efforts from half a decade back.
” Its something that has actually occurred a few times this season. Weve had opportunities to close gaps and dive over groups due to the fact that of other outcomes or whatever situation.”
” But we have not done it and thats an indication of where we are. We know we have a great deal of difficult work to do to get where we wish to be and the factor the rest of us are chasing Liverpool and Man City is because of the consistency that develops with time. Thats what we have to work towards.”
Him and Willian. Willian gets his 2 goals. With Christian I believe its more like earlier in the season when he had a patch in the run up Christmas where he was playing towards his level.”
” Then he got injured and has been out for a very long time. Its great to see him back, fresh and starving, and having fun with the quality he has. Hes a young gamer with great skill.”
– Frank Lampard, source: Football.London
Now that Willian has actually equalized! Let me inform you about an interesting Willian record!
Willian is the ONLY gamer in Premier Leagues history to have scored in each month of a fiscal year! July was the only month left & & he ticked that one too today! What a record pic.twitter.com/fN0n7d76K5— Nouman (@nomifooty) July 1, 2020
West Hams very first objective (and the one ruled offside simply prior to it) originated from more dreadful set piece safeguarding. Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta did his best (debatably) to avoid a towering Tomas Souček from scoring the corner header, but one might likewise argue that the small fullback, frequently exposed for his only weakness, his height, even in Contes three-man defenses of seasons past, ought to not have actually been the one marking one of West Hams tallest.
Nevertheless, the faults in defense were laid bare. The definitive objective in the defeat came when Chelseas fullbacks over-committed in search for the winner and the center backs damaged whatever defensive shape may have been entrusted to poor positioning and reading of the play. West Hams 2nd originated from a disastrous display from each member of the back four.
The decisive objective in the defeat came when Chelseas fullbacks over-committed in search for the center and the winner backs destroyed whatever protective shape might have been left with bad positioning and reading of the play. We made mistakes in the build up to the goals, not simply protectors, which cost us the video game. When a group is larger than you, as they were today, you can work all week … if someone is much taller than the opponent and outjumps them then they are going to score goals.”
Willian gets his two objectives. Willian is the ONLY player in Premier Leagues history to have scored in every month of a calendar year!
