{"id":293354,"date":"2023-10-02T21:42:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=293354"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:42:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:42:03","slug":"frank-lampard-explains-why-he-is-not-surprised-by-chelseas-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/frank-lampard-explains-why-he-is-not-surprised-by-chelseas-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lampard explains why he is \u2018not surprised\u2019 by Chelsea\u2019s struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea finished 12th last season <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/football\/football-thumb\/football-thumb.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter <\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Football email<\/h2>\n<p>Frank Lampard has explained he is \u2018not surprised\u2019 by Chelsea\u2019s recent struggles, despite their poor performance in the Premier League this season.<\/p>\n<p>After their first six matches in the current campaign, Chelsea were only a point better off than Everton who only just managed to stay in the top flight last season.<\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s side might have splashed a billion in transfers since Todd Boehly took over the club in June 2022, but the results on the pitch have left fans disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not completely surprised at some of the difficulties. I think having lived it first-hand at the end of the season,\u201d Lampard said on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I came into a club where it had been eight months of results you don\u2019t expect from Chelsea and that\u2019s \u2013 in my experience \u2013 working with two very good managers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/01\/22\/8d3f35b49929a5f5fa356c6ce606c567Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk2Mjc1MjI4-2.73915344.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/27\/23\/5ddb3f2be2b1806ccb3b0aec1722680fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk1OTM4NzIx-2.73914447.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/25\/14\/GettyImages-1698745656.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTop managers \u2013 in Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter. So I think you could see \u2013 I felt I could see some of the issues there which was confidence from results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lampard took charge of Chelsea for a second stint last season after Graham Potter was sacked, and failed to register a home win, as the club finished 12<sup>th<\/sup>, behind Fulham and Brentford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf at Chelsea you don\u2019t win that nervousness builds. And maybe some motivation amongst the squad which \u2013 I think with having such a big squad, unprecedented numbers and it was spoken about a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo a lot of players felt like their time was up at Chelsea or it was coming or they were going to be moved on \u2013 and I lived that feeling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think that would obviously affect it by hiring a very good manager in Pochettino and then recruitment, so a big changeover.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/02\/18\/15586866510593ca10bc1ebcf1df01f8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk2MzUyMzUy-2.69422149.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/02\/12\/GettyImages-1646763033.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/10\/02\/16\/newFile-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there is no magic wand as such \u2013 the Premier League is the most unforgiving \u2013 so when you make so many changes, there are so many variables.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI probably expected a bit more in terms of points, I think they would have expected them with the way they\u2019ve played to a degree, but I never felt it would be an instant turnaround, I think there is a lot of work to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/frank-lampard-chelsea-struggles-premier-league-b2422625.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea finished 12th last season Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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