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Perhaps Boris Johnson delayed his Saturday press conference from its original start at 4pm because he had paid the £ 14.95 to see Chelsea. A wise decision from the PM if so.
Anyone who tuned in saw a performance by true Premier League title contenders on a chilly October afternoon in Burnley, with the pieces fitting for Frank Lampard.
Lampard’s six summer transfers – Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva and Edouard Mendy – all started and excelled at Turf Moor.
There was another clean sheet from Mendy, the fifth in a row. Another goal from Ziyech, after scoring on his full Champions League debut in the middle of the week.
The midfield balance was there, with N’Golo Kante flanked by Havertz and Mason Mount. It was reminiscent of Fernandinho as a starter behind David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne for Manchester City.
There was real fluidity in Lampard’s 4-3-3 setup. His players’ tactile maps show that they were not restricted to a single area of the field, but rather encouraged to roam.
“They’re giving me good feelings and ideas as we go along,” said Lampard, whose only complaint was that he lost Christian Pulisic to a hamstring injury in warm-up.
I keep saying that we have not trained much, we are playing games to improve. When you miss the preseason, you’re seeing those adjustments in formation at the beginning of the season.
“Now we are playing a bit differently in the last two games and there have been a lot of positives, but that doesn’t mean we can’t go back.
“Sometimes you need that process of adjustments in the training to see the best way forward. When you watch performances like that, it gives you a nice feeling. ‘
Mount and Ziyech were singled out for praise in Match of the Day and rightly so, while Havertz is also a helpful player. You can play on the band, as a number 10 or a number 8 like you did here. That versatility is part of the reason Chelsea were willing to pay Bayer Leverkusen’s £ 71 million asking price.
“A real advantage,” said Lampard, who will now turn his attention to Rennes in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
For Burnley, this was his fifth loss of the season.
Sean Dyche came out to the post-game press conference complaining about a missed penalty when Ashley Barnes collided with Mendy 0-0.
“Honestly, the penalties thing, now in the Premier League, I don’t know, I’m confused about what is and what is not,” Dyche said. ‘I don’t know how that’s not a penalty.
‘I have spoken to the powers that be about it. They assure me that they treat us the same as everyone else. If you look at the statistics, it’s impossible for them to treat us the same way. ‘
Conspiracy theories aside, Burnley is in trouble. They are everywhere on the pitch, while there is talk that Egyptian businessman Mohamed El Kashashy will also take over the club.
Really, it’s unlikely that Johnson had time to see Chelsea on Saturday. But the fans of the Blues who did it cannot regret it. This was a sign of things to come, and the title race is there to join.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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