Frank Lampard
Furious Lampard slams VAR over Harry Maguire ‘headlock’
Frank Lampard aimed a furious broadside at VAR official Stuart Attwell after Chelsea were denied a penalty against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Attwell failed to ask referee Martin Atkinson to take a look at the pitch-side monitor after Cesar Azpilicueta was blatantly wrestled to the floor by Harry Maguire. Lampard blasted: “I think it was a […]
Lampard & Klopp praise Marcus Rashford campaign against child poverty
Jurgen Klopp and Frank Lampard have heaped praises on Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford for his campaign against child poverty in the UK. The 22-year-old has been urging the Government to continue their free school meals scheme over the upcoming school holidays, having already forced an extension to provide vouchers for 1.3 million disadvantaged kids. […]
Lampard explains why Petr Cech was included in Chelsea’s Premier League squad
Frank Lampard does not expect to have to call on Petr Cech, with the retired keeper only in the blues Premier League squad in case of an emergency, though says he is in a good shape and ready to contribute to the team. Cech was a shock addition to Chelsea’s squad list, which was announced […]
Lampard didn’t rate Christian Pulisic because he was American – Marsch
Jesse Marsch says that he had talks with Frank Lampard last campaign that left him with the impression that the Chelsea manager didn’t rate Christian Pulisic because he was American. Pulisic joined Chelsea in the January window of 2019, just a few months before Lampard was named as the replacement for Maurizio Sarri. The winger […]
Lampard blocked an enquiry from Everton for Kurt Zouma
Chelsea manager reportedly Frank Lampard stepped in to reject an approach from Everton for Kurt Zouma in the summer transfer window. Despite the arrival of Thiago Silva on a free transfer, Zouma has been a mainstay in Chelsea’s defence this campaign. The France international has started four of Chelsea’s five Premier League matches, and has […]
Lampard says Chelsea players ignored his instruction during Southampton draw
Frank Lampard reveals his players failed to carry out his instructions to play long in the dying minutes of their 3-3 draw with Southampton. As Kai Havertz scored his first Premier League goal at Stamford Bridge to put Chelsea 3-2 up on the hour mark, it looked like they were going to pick up the […]
Lampard reacts to Kepa’s latest error which sparked Chelsea collapse
Frank Lampard says he will continue to support Kepa Arrizabalaga after his latest error in Chelsea’s draw with Southampton, while he expects Edouard Mendy to return in the next two weeks. The blues went two goals ahead on Saturday thanks to a Timo Werner brace but were pegged back twice in the match, with Vestergaard […]
Lampard confirms Ziyech will feature vs Southampton but duo miss out
Frank Lampard has confirmed Thiago Silva and Edouard Mendy will not be involved in Chelsea’s match against Southampton but Ben Chilwell and Hakim Ziyech are in the squad. Mendy picked up a thigh injury while away on international duty. And Thiago Silva will be rested, having recently featured for the Brazil national team. But Ben […]
N’Golo Kante frustrated with Lampard for rejecting request
N’Golo Kante is growing concerned that he is unlikely to feature in the plans of Frank Lampard, with Chelsea likely to make effort to sign Declan Rice in the January window. The Frenchman has been a very important Chelsea player following his move to Stamford Bridge from Leicester and played a key role under three […]
Chelsea respond to claims Kante wants to leave after falling out with Lampard
Chelsea have strongly denied reports of a bust-up between N’Golo Kante and the club’s manager Frank Lampard. On Monday, French newspaper Le Parisien claimed that the relationship between Kante and Lampard has become strained and hus representatives are attempting to engineer a move to Inter Milan in January. The report claims that Kante was not […]