🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Lampard

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

I was one of those who rightly pointed out we were atrocious defensively up until recently. The recent form is very encouraging and it's given me more confidence in frank as a manager. I don't think he's a feel good stop gap that gives a golden generation of young players a year or so to establish themselves in the team, I think we can legitimately improve and win stuff under him. Still, let's not let 4 games mean we are out of the woods. We are still progressing.



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[Superblue 6,372]

I just hope that the board can see and realise just how positive and united the club as a whole is at present and back Lampard and the young players to develop and take the club forwards in time.

If this takes a couple of seasons to really get to where we want it to be (which has to be back challenging for the league, and eventually Europe again) then so be it. I really do think there is something special brewing at the club and if we can get top 4 this season and hit a home run in the summer transfer window we could be a real force. I actually feel if we can get out of the group this season in the Champions League and keep this momentum going we'll be a team no one will really want to be drawn against because we'll go in as a fearless underdog against most of the other teams that qualify through.

The continued evolution of this team, the young players and Lampard himself is exciting to watch and will surely only get better over time. Even the older heads in the side are stepping up to support this season. The likes of Alonso, Azpi, Willian, etc may not be the long term answer but they are vital this season for guiding these young players and ultimately performing to a high enough standard to get us results.

[Tomo 21,751]

I very much love how he's embracing different challenges and styles of play with opponent's and focusing on conquering instead of moaning about it.

How many managers who play the attacking/possession based football Lampard does whine to high heaven when they play against low blocks.

[Fernando 6,725]

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[Tomo 21,751]

1 hour ago, Mana said:

I still don't know if this season is still a write off or we can actually get top 4. I know United are off the table for the challenge but can we do it again against Arsenal and Spuds?

Maybe now even Leicester?

I've been convinced we're finishing top four since the Liverpool game.

Things can change but as it stands we're looking very good for 3rd.

[NikkiCFC 8,516]

1 hour ago, Mana said:

I still don't know if this season is still a write off or we can actually get top 4. I know United are off the table for the challenge but can we do it again against Arsenal and Spuds?

Maybe now even Leicester?

What? I don't have any doubts any more about finishing top4. I still have some hope for the title. 

[Atomiswave 6,120]

1 hour ago, Mana said:

I still don't know if this season is still a write off or we can actually get top 4. I know United are off the table for the challenge but can we do it again against Arsenal and Spuds?

Maybe now even Leicester?

I would be disappointed if we dont get top4 now to be honest. We are only getting better, the team is gelling and its clear they are all hungry again. Lamps himself is improving and we can see that game by game imo. Bypass nasty injuries, back him in the summer and we are rolling.

[Laylabelle 9,727]

If we can carry on like this. All it takes is a blip or injuries. To early to call it but looks brighter then did after the 4-0 loss. We haven't played quite like that since! 

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9 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

If we can carry on like this. All it takes is a blip or injuries. To early to call it but looks brighter then did after the 4-0 loss. We haven't played quite like that since! 

We look better, more cohesive and our fitness is great already. We already been fucked with injuries and still havent had a full power squad to choose from. Still very young, still getting the hang of it but looks good imo. Far more exciting, much more intent and hungrier than last season. Good luck to us.

[Jase 43,479]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/25/chelsea-ajax-frank-lampard

Frank Lampard says he is driving home to Chelsea’s squad the dangers of relaxing after they recorded a sixth straight win at Ajax. His team face a tough game at Burnley and he is drawing on lessons learned before he became a manager.

“I remember being a player and having good runs of form, slightly relaxing in training in moments and the form turned and I had to reassess myself,” he said. “I always felt that as a player so I became, as I got older, more fearful of good patches, fearful of any form of relaxation, so I push that and the staff do too. I certainly am the one who drives that home because that was me.”

The 41-year-old emphasised that, rather than shouting, directness and consistency of message are the keys to ensuring his players listen.

“I’ve had a couple of words occasionally but I’m not a manager that is full of rollockings as such. I like to have a message that is pretty clear over a period of time that I try and drive home, and certainly if I ever felt there was a lack of effort in training or in a game then that would be the moment that I would go towards [rollockings].”

Lampard acknowledged that managing modern players requires tact. “I would not say that I played under any managers that gave it out … [Harry Redknapp] would have been the one who was the most vocal at times, throwing a sandwich or stuff. [The] old school thing,” he said, laughing. “If it’s a firm bollocking and you talk about being on edge then I think that is good in a positive way. But do it consistently – who wants that every day?”

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16 hours ago, Mana said:

I'll be slightly disappointed too but, top 4 is a serious challenge. When Spuds eventually wake up from their slumber, they'll be rocking (or maybe they will not therefore, yay?) Then we have Leicester. They just sent an earthquake tonight beating Southampton 9-0, and they don't look like falling off. Rodgers and Leicester are no muppets in the PL.

As for Arsenal, well. They certainly have the squad to reach top 4, but Emery's tactics and questionable decisions such as leaving out creative players like Ozil, could ruin their chances for top 4. So until that changes Arsenal are nothing to worry about.

 

EDIT: Holy shite. City, Leicester and Liverpool are the only teams with double figures of positive GD.

I wouldnt be shocked at all if spurs dont turn it around, they seem way out of balance. Arsenal def have the squad for top 4 but as you said Emery is not up to the task, and utd is fucked all over the pitch. If we keep going like this and gel even more then top4 ought to be ours imo.....

[Jase 43,479]

Random Note: Phillip Cocu's Derby are sitting in 16th after 14 games in the Championship. 

[NikkiCFC 8,516]

25 minutes ago, Jason said:

Random Note: Phillip Cocu's Derby are sitting in 16th after 14 games in the Championship. 

No surprise. They lost all the best players in Mount, Tomori, Wilson...

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A Win Is A Win 

[Jase 43,479]

3 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

No surprise. They lost all the best players in Mount, Tomori, Wilson...

But there were people who tried to downplay what Lampard achieved with Derby last season.

[Milan 17,997]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

But there were people who tried to downplay what Lampard achieved with Derby last season.

'He got them from 6th to 6th.' has to be one of the most simplistic arguments used here  

[Fernando 6,725]

The way we are playing reminds me of the style that AVB wanted to implement back then....

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19 hours ago, Fernando said:

The way we are playing reminds me of the style that AVB wanted to implement back then....

AVB could never implement a fluid attacking team with lots of chances created. The only thing similar is the defending...

[Jase 43,479]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/10/27/christian-pulisic-staking-claim-fill-void-left-eden-hazard-chelsea/

“People talk about transition and obviously there is a transition when you lose a player as impactful as Eden,” said Lampard. “He scored or created nearly 50 per cent of our goals last year so you have to accept that and look where else in our team we can come up with that sort of end product and we do have the players to do it.

“We have attacking players that want to score goals, a team that want to move the ball quickly, we want to get the ball into wide areas.

“Sometimes we won’t be able to play through teams. At the minute we are scoring goals so we have to continue in that vein. Everyone wants an Eden Hazard in the team, don’t get me wrong, but we haven’t got one now.

“But we have got good players and it was important that we try to be an attacking force.

“The Chelsea fans who have travelled up here to Burnley want to see a team who are trying to play attractive football and that is the way I want us to play.

“Of course we have to be able to defend as well but I want us to defend up the pitch.

“If we can, we want to move the ball really quickly with a view to creating chances and the players are doing that. We work hard on it in training.”

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“You come in cold, you have to evaluate and you work hard for messages to get across and we had a really tough start with the opposition, a few tough rides with results,” he said.

“But I did believe in the group and I do believe in them daily and I am just really pleased where we have got to. We have to be aware that we can improve. We have to be aware of getting overconfident in this moment. We don’t want to start putting crazy expectations on ourselves from within… let everyone else talk.

“But from within, we have to know it is game by game and how we can get better day by day. At the minute we have that feeling and it is my job to keep that.”