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Apr142021 by JBNo Comments

Frank Lampard sounded out over potential Premier League return

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Frank Lampard could be back in the Premier League next campaign with Crystal Palace, who look unlikely to retain the services of Roy Hodgson. The former England manager was appointed Eagles coach back in September 2017, and he was tasked with rescuing a team that looked bound for relegation having made a poor start to life under Frank de Boer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hodgson has comfortably helped Palace maintain their top flight status ever since, without threatening to build a side capable of achieving anything more than a mid-table finish in England. The 73-year-old will be out of contract at the end of the season and although no decision has been made on his future, The Transfer Window podcast claim it is unlikely that he will be offered a n...

Mar212021 by JBNo Comments

Jorginho aims dig at Lampard’s long-ball football & hails Tuchel’s changes

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Jorginho has aimed a dig at the long-ball tactics of Frank Lampard, with the midfielder claiming to be thriving as a result of Tuchel deploying a playing style that is better suited to his game. The blues were far from being direct under the reign of Lampard, but they were prepared to go from back to front when required. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Jorginho was unable to influence proceedings as much as he would have liked in the team, but has taken on a key role with Tuchel now in charge of Chelsea. Jorginho told Chelsea’s official website: “The coach wants us having control of the game, playing from behind, even when the pressure comes. “So, for me, it’s a good way to play football that I like and enjoy, and I think it’s better for my characteris...

Feb282021 by JBNo Comments

Graeme Souness blasts ‘weak’ Azpilicueta over Lampard criticism

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Graeme Souness has blasted ‘weak’ Cesar Azpilicueta after he said ‘everything had improved’ after Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard at Chelsea. Lampard was sacked as Chelsea manager last month, with former Dortmund and PSG manager Tuchel named as his replacement. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea have been outstanding under Tuchel, winning six of their last eight games and beating Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie. Ahead of Chelsea’s game with Atletico, Azpilicueta said: ‘Six weeks ago we weren’t at our best. Now with Tuchel everything has improved. ‘The team has better feelings. Although the Premier has nothing to do with it, reaching the Champions League on a roll is good news. ‘The solidity has recove...

Feb232021 by JBNo Comments

Azpilicueta aims dig at Lampard, insists everything is better since his exit

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Cesar Azpilicueta has compounded Frank Lampard's misery by lauding the arrival of Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, saying 'everything has improved' under the German coach. Lampard was sacked in January after a poor run of results and failure to turn things around. Thomas Tuchel was brought in soon after and he has revived the club and their hopes of Champions League football for next campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Speaking ahead of the clash Champions League game against Atletico Madrid, Azpilicueta had some words regarding the current situation at Stamford Bridge and on Lampard’s exit. 'Six weeks ago we weren’t at our best. Now with Tuchel, everything has improved. The team has better feelings. Although the Premier has nothing to do with it, reaching...

Feb152021 by JBNo Comments

Rudiger explains the tactical difference between Tuchel & Lampard

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Antonio Rudiger has revealed one of the differences between former Chelsea head Frank Lampard and his replacement Thomas Tuchel. Chelsea legend Lampard spent 18 months at the club before being sacked and replaced by the former Paris Saint-Germain and Dortmund manager Tuchel last month. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lampard led the blues to fourth in the Premier League and to the FA Cup final in his first campaign in charge but was sacked with the London club sitting ninth in the table after a poor run of form. They have enjoyed an upturn in results since Tuchel took over, with the club winning their last three games to climb to fifth in the league table, one point behind Liverpool ahead of Monday’s game against Newcastle. Rudiger says Tuchel ‘knows w...

Feb102021 by JBNo Comments

Rudiger aims swipe at Lampard as he says Tuchel ‘knows what he wants’

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Antonio Rudiger has hailed the immediate impact of Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea after three consecutive wins, while appearing to make a subtle swipe towards Frank Lampard. After the draw against Wolves in his first game in charge, Tuchel has helped the club to wins over Burnley, Tottenham and Sheffield, and he has started implementing his attacking philosophy on the team. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tuchel took over at Chelsea following the sacking of club legend Frank Lampard amid a disappointing run of form. Rudiger had been frozen out by Lampard, and he was even recently forced to shoot down 'nonsense rumours' that he played a major part in the former midfielder's sack after the relationship between the two became strained. But now with Tuchel incha...

Feb82021 by JBNo Comments

Souness reveals who caused Lampard’s sack from Chelsea

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Former Liverpool player Graeme Souness, has blamed Chelsea striker Timo Werner for the sack of Frank Lampard. Souness beleieves Werner’s lack of form in front of goal played a key role in Lampard’s exit as a manager at Stamford Bridge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He added that the Germam star, who has failed to score in 14 Premier League matches for the club, is too “timid” for the English top-flight league. Lampard was sacked last month by Chelsea after he guided them to beat Luton Town 3-1 in the FA Cup. The Chelsea legend was replaced by former Paris Saint-German boss, Thomas Tuchel. “At no time does he [Timo Werner] look, so he does not know Mason Mount is coming, so he gets lucky there,” Souness told Sky Sports when analysing Chelsea’s first g...

Feb12021 by JBNo Comments

Lampard must be ‘least surprised’ after role in Andre Villas-Boas sack – Neville

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Gary Neville says Frank Lampard should be the “least surprised” of anyone after being sacked by Chelsea, given his role in the dismissing of managers while he was a player at the club. Chelsea sacked Lampard after a poor run of results and replaced him with former PSG boss Thomas Tuchel, who won his first game as Blues manager on Sunday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Speaking on The Gary Neville Podcast, Neville said: “I think because of the rumours that came out of Stamford Bridge and the media before, it wasn’t really a shock. I thought initially he would get more time, just to let them settle in but you can’t be surprised by Chelsea. “I go back Martin to in Napoli eight or nine years ago, when Villas-Boas had picked a team in the afternoon of a Champ...

Jan292021 by JBNo Comments

Thomas Tuchel: Lampard messaged me, Chelsea told me his sack wasn’t my fault

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Frank Lampard sent Chelsea new manager Thomas Tuchel a good luck message and they will eventually meet up when lockdown restrictions end. Tuchel also said the club have reassured him it was “not his fault” that Lampard was sacked as supporters are still divided on Chelsea’s managerial change. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Chelsea legend was axed on Monday and Tuchel was brought in straight away with the former Paris Saint Germain head coach accepting they have big shoes to fill. Tuchel said: “I have the biggest respect for him personally and for his legacy. "It just got better when I received a message this morning, a personal message to wish me all the best, and saying we can maybe meet in the future when this is possible. “I can absolutely assu...

Jan262021 by JBNo Comments

Frank Lampard was ready to sell five Chelsea first-team players before sack

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Frank Lampard was ready to sell five Chelsea first-team players in order to fund a move for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, according to reports. Chelsea sacked Lampard on Monday after the team’s poor run of form in which they lost five out of their last eight Premier League matches. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); During his time at the club, Lampard clashed with Chelsea hierarchy over a number of key transfer targets, with the manager proposing potential signings which were turned down by the board. It’s believed that Lampard’s insistence on signing Rice from West Ham, who was released by Chelsea at the age of 14, annoyed some members of the blues' hierarchy. And according to The Telegraph, Lampard was so keen to bring Rice back to Stamford Bridge...