Club icon Lampard under pressure at Chelsea

Like the online magazine The Athletic reported, the Chelsea bosses think after the clear 1:3 home defeat in the Premier League against Manchester City and the team's fall to eighth place in the table, they are already thinking about potential successors. Former Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel, among others, is considered a possible candidate after his involuntary departure from Paris Saint-Germain. Chelsea have been waiting for a win for three games. The crisis is closely linked to the disappearing form of German national players Timo Werner and Kai Havertz. While Havertz sat on the bench for a long time against Man City, Werner remained ineffective in the center of the attack. The scene shortly before the final whistle was almost symbolic, when the 24-year-old did not kick the ball but the corner flag during a corner. The ex-Leipziger scored four goals in 17 Premier League games. Werner's last goal to date was a while ago - it came on November 7th. The new arrivals are not making an impact The weakening of new German purchases, which were brought from the Bundesliga in the summer for a total of around 150 million, is likely to worry Chelsea bosses. Until mid-December, things seemed to be going well for the Londoners, who were even close to taking the lead in the table and were considered contenders for the English championship. But then Lampard's team suffered unexpected defeats against Everton FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers and previously struggling local rivals Arsenal FC. Even against Aston Villa it was only a meager 1:1. “A month ago people were asking when I would sign a new contract, now they will say different things,” said 42-year-old Lampard. “The pressure remains constant in this job. He’s there in difficult moments, I’m aware of that.” Lampard brings victories His team had no chance against Pep Guardiola's weakened Man City, where several players were missing due to corona. The game was already decided at half-time, as after a good half hour the Blues were trailing 0-3 at Stamford Bridge. “But that can happen against Manchester City,” warned the Chelsea icon. “They’re definitely years ahead of us.” Nothing has been decided yet. But Lampard desperately needs victories. “I told the players at half-time that I had sat there and experienced days like that, and at the end of the year we lifted a trophy,” said the coach, emphatically optimistically. Will Roman Abramowitsch keep his patience for as long? In the past, the Russian Chelsea owner has not been squeamish when it comes to the coach. The champion makers José Mourinho and Antonio Conte, among others, had to experience this. And Frank Lampard, whose contract runs until 2022, still has to earn their status.

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Club icon Lampard under pressure at Chelsea

Because of his team's ongoing lack of form, coach Frank Lampard from Chelsea FC reportedly has to fear for his job.

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