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Frank Lampard acknowledged that Chelsea were far from his best fluid in Monday night’s 3-1 win over Brighton, but enjoyed the game so much because of his team’s diligent defensive performance.
At times last season, the Blues were perceived to be too fragile and needed a bit more industry to adapt to the style and talent of the team.
While no new defensive additions were shown here, Lampard felt the team as a whole was industrious and conscientious in their work off the ball, allowing them to see the game on three points despite Brighton’s long periods of possession. and some good opportunities for the home team.
“I really liked the team’s work ethic and discipline,” Lampard told Sky Sports.
“We have been together as a team for four days, with new signings and quarantines before that, so expecting everything to go well from day one is very difficult, but there was great determination.
“We could have lost points in this [type of game] last year; We won’t get too excited, but I thought he was resilient. “
As for his newcomers, Kai Havertz and Timo Werner, Lampard was once again full of praise more for the movement than the moments on the ball.
“[Havertz] He plays at that pace, we saw the quality a few flashes and we also saw him rush back 80 yards to make a defensive tackle after giving the ball away. We saw flashes and we will see a young player with much more talent.
“I love the way Timo shows up in different areas, he can start in deeper areas, but then when he goes, he goes. He’s hungry to score goals and we saw what Timo will bring ”.
Chelsea are next in action on Sunday, when they take on league champions Liverpool.
