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Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard has said soccer should be exempt from COVID-19 government rules banning crowds and claims allowing fans in some stadiums have created an unfair advantage for certain LA teams. Premier League.
Under the UK’s three tier system, clubs located at Tier 1 and Tier 2 can respectfully have 4,000 or 2,000 followers up to a maximum of 50% capacity.
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At the time of creation earlier in the month, half of the 20 Premier League clubs were able to welcome their supporters.
London was originally placed at Level 2 and Chelsea welcomed fans to Stamford Bridge for two home games last week, against Leeds United in the Premier League and their final Champions League Group E match against Krasnodar.
However, Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to confirm on Monday that London will enter Level 3 and Lampard expressed concern over what he perceives as a step backward in the progress soccer has made in responding to COVID-19. .
“I think if it goes in it will be difficult [to adjust back to empty stadiums] and I’m a bit disappointed, “Lampard said at a press conference.” Even though we are at Level 2 and have already had fans in one game, I felt like it should have been a level playing field.
Frank Lampard believes that clubs with supporters present have an unfair advantage. Photo by Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
“If some clubs can have them and others can’t, I think we’ve already seen it, I felt it on the field, the support they give you and what it does to the game. I think it should be quite level.
“I also think that we can really – I’m not telling the government what to do, but – control 2,000 fans who enter the stadium, if they come from their level or however you want to keep things moving forward. So it’s unfortunate to say the least.
“Let’s get it right: we make it up as we go along. That shouldn’t seem critical, it’s just a fact because we’ve never been in this position before. I think when you talk about whether the clubs can control that situation.” I think they have shown so far that they can.
“So, I would like to think that something could be done so that it is exempted where we can enter that number 2,000. But that goes above my station, I’m just saying what I think.”
Christian Pulisic is back in shape after sustaining a minor hamstring injury, but Lampard has yet to decide if he will start Tuesday’s game at the Wolves.
Source: espn.co.uk
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