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The loss to Arsenal caused the Chelsea manager to pour out disappointment on his players.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has threatened to move his star players to the bench after their poor performance at Arsenal.
The Blues wasting the chance to climb to the top of the English Premier League rankings after losing 3-1 to downtrend city rivals Arsenal on Sunday (12/27) early morning WIB.
The gunmen he watches the London derby at the Emirates Stadium with great gloom after being winless in the last seven EPL games. However, Chelsea played poorly for most of the match.
The hosts went ahead two goals at halftime thanks to Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty and Granit Xhaka’s free kick. Then, at the start of the second half, Arsenal increased the lead to 3-0 through a balloon from Bukayo Saka.
Chelsea only reacted late in the game with Tammy Abraham’s return goal before Bernd Leno saved Jorginho’s penalty. In the end, Chelsea deservedly lost and Lampard admitted it. He said his players were weak in basic skills.
“The players did everything wrong,” Lampard said. talkSPORT on Chelsea’s performance against Arsenal.
“I couldn’t defend their performance in the first half because they lacked the basic soccer skills. They were the ones who sent the first half.”
“Although I have given a clear message to the players: that it will be a difficult game against an opponent who is struggling, that he has quality and that he will give everything for the London derby.”
He was also asked if an internal renovation should be done. Starting XI Against Aston Villa earlier this week, Lampard replied: “Yes, of course, in various positions.”
“We need refreshments. Some players deserve to play and show their full potential, because this is the EPL.”
“A difficult situation like this would not have happened if we had started the game well. We made it difficult for ourselves.”
Lampard added: “It was lazy to give penalties and free kicks like that.”
