Tag: Frank Lampard
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Transfer: Chelsea move for Bayern’s David Alaba
Premier League side Chelsea are keen on a £60m move for Bayern Munich defender, David Alaba, according to the Sunday Mirror. Blues boss, Frank Lampard, is looking to strengthen the left side of his defence in the January transfer window. Lampard has been left unimpressed by his options in Emerson Palmieri and Marcos Alonso. Alaba,…
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Lampard blast former mentor for criticizing Chelsea player
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has defended Antonio Rudiger after he was criticised for his part in Tottenham forward Son Heung-min’s red card on Sunday. Spurs manager Jose Mourinho was unhappy with the Blues defender’s reaction to Son’s challenge in Chelsea’s 2-0 win. Lampard said it was “disappointing” to question Rudiger’s integrity while an investigation into…
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Lampard becomes master over Mourinho in league win
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard out-manouevred his one-time mentor Jose Mourinho – but a comfortable win at Tottenham was overshadowed by alleged racist behaviour aimed at visiting defender Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger was involved in the second-half incident that saw Tottenham’s Son Heung-min sent off. The striker was dismissed, following a video assistant referee review, for raising…
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Transfer: Lampard set to sign Samuel Chukwueze
Villarreal winger, Samuel Chukwueze, is being linked with a move to Chelsea in the January transfer window. The UK Telegraph reports that Frank Lampard has a transfer budget of £150million to spend in the winter market and is eyeing offensive players. Chukwueze is believed to be on the list of wingers being targeted by Lampard.…
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Michael Ballack returns to Chelsea
Michael Ballack has become the latest of Frank Lampard’s former Chelsea team-mate to be called on for advice by the Blues’ boss. The former Germany captain shared images of his visit to the Cobham training ground on Instagram on Saturday. Ballack oversaw training and had a meeting with Lampard and his technical adviser, Petr Cech.…
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Lampard reacts to Abraham, Tomori’s England call-up
Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard has expressed happiness after England handed Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori international call-ups. England manager, Gareth Southgate, has called up Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori, for their Euro 2020 qualifying games against Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Abraham and Tomori, who are also eligible to play for Nigeria, have been in impressive…
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EPL: Chelsea face double injury blow
Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has confirmed that defenders, Emerson Palmieri and Andreas Christensen will be out of action until next month. Emerson sustained a thigh injury in Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday in the Premier League. The Italian left-back was joined on the treatment table by Christensen after the Danish centre-back suffered a…
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EPL: VAR decision affected Chelsea – Lampard
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said his team deserved “at least a point” against Liverpool and believes the VAR decision to deny them a goal had a significant effect on his team. Cesar Azpilicueta had a goal disallowed by VAR for an offside call on Mason Mount in the build-up to what would have cancelled out…
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EPL: Chelsea’s Kante out as Rudiger returns against Wolves
Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante will miss the Blues trip to Wolves on Saturday and remains a doubt for matches against Valencia and Liverpool next week. Kante missed both of France’s fixtures during the international break with an ankle injury and a return against Wolves is “too soon”, manager Frank Lampard confirmed on Friday. Chelsea play…
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Frank Lampard must deliver at Chelsea – Luiz
David Luiz has described Frank Lampard as a Chelsea legend but acknowledged he must deliver in his new role as head coach. Lampard is the club’s all-time goalscorer with 211 goals and won 11 trophies during his illustrious playing career at Stamford Bridge. But Luiz says he must now lead Chelsea to glory off the…