Saturday saw Chelsea fall to a fourth defeat in five Premier League games. Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was disappointed with the performance of his side in the 1-0 loss to AFC Bournemouth.
It would have been very easy to get carried away with the club’s run of seven wins on the trot. Lampard’s team was playing free-flowing attacking football that was getting everyone talking. There were even whispers of the Blues being outsiders in the title race.
However, recent weeks have brought everyone back to reality. Lampard did not hide his disappointment when talking to the club website after the game.
He said: ”When we play against teams who are organised and want to stop us playing – West Ham, Everton, Bournemouth today – we have to find another way and we haven’t managed to do that.
”That then brings nerves and stress in the stadium and within the team, which we haven’t deal with well enough. In front of our home fans, it’s clear now that we’re not playing well enough and not getting enough results.
”We created two or three great chances and we need to take them if we want to improve but we didn’t get the fans excited enough. The fans shouldn’t be excited if we’re going to play 10 balls across our back four and that’s not the team I want to manage. What we do on the pitch is the main thing and we have to understand that at the moment it’s not good enough.”
The Chelsea boss is clearly not happy with recent performances. He will be looking for ways to turn around the league form quickly before pressure begins to mount.
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