Lampard’s job ‘under serious threat’ as Chelsea explores ‘alternative plans’

As soon as the final whistle at Stamford Bridge, someone at The Athletic hit the button to post and tweet the story that Frank Lampard’s work was “under serious threat.”

The expected story is expected. Today’s 3-1 home loss to Manchester City is the fourth in our last six games, leaving us stranded in the middle of the table, looking at too many teams between us and even the top four, let alone challenge. of the title. The Premier League may be more congested than usual, but that means that each and every point is valuable and potentially very important. The differences are still small, but there are twice as many teams as usual competing for those top positions.

In any event, the report states that it is a “fluid” situation and Chelsea does not have a “definitive deadline”, but Chelsea “has begun to explore alternative plans with a view to replacing Lampard if the current depression continues, if not before. .

Well, it’s been a fun 18 months without too much administrative conflict. Welcome back, old friend.