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Chelsea again showed their weak defense when they received three goals from West Bromwich Albion, exacerbating the team’s clean sheet record.
It is understandable that Frank Lampard’s focus at Chelsea is to play attacking, attacking and attacking. The legend The Blues, as is known, he is the type of midfielder who scores goals during active play.
Unsurprisingly, when the Stamford Bridge camp was free of transfer penalties, Lampard immediately hit the gas, buying with an emphasis on recruiting attacking instincts like Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner for Kai Havertz.
But on the other hand, Chelsea’s defense was the most fragile last season for the residents. big four With a conceded record of 54 goals, a negative record in itself, and a clean sheet result appears to be a “rare item” for Chelsea under the leadership of the 42-year-old tactician.
At least, according to the records choose, of the last 21 away games with Lampard, The Blues did not produce results clean sheet in 20 games.
The arrival of the experienced and tough defender Thiago Silva from PSG did not help much in the revolution in the defense of the London blue club.
It is precisely this veteran Brazilian who is the center of attention at The Hawthorns because he became the first player to make error which culminated in a goal in his English Premier League debut from Issa Diop when West Ham United v Arsenal, August 2018.
Once again, Lampard’s polished Chelsea once again showed his weakness in the team’s defensive sector. Facing West Bromwich Albion, Tammy Abraham cs had to concede three goals first in the match that ended in a 3-3 draw.
To make matters worse, Chelsea have conceded three goals all for blunders committed in their defensive sector, The Blues Mess found his goal broken three times in the first half.
West Brom kicked off their party in the first 45 minutes when Callum Robinson scored a quick fourth minute. The “CR7” again wrote down his name on the scoreboard entering the 25th minute.
With just two minutes to go, Kyle Bartley gave the hosts even more advantage when his goal turned the score to 3-0.
These three goals were created immediately due to three mistakes made by Lampard’s sons. Even more to shake your head, this figure matches the mistakes that led to your direct concessions throughout the 2019/20 season in total! This fact further indicates that Chelsea’s defense is in critical condition.
In the end, Mason Mount stood out in the 55th minute to minimize the situation before Callum Hudson-Odoi reduced the distance in the 70th minute.
At the time extra time, Abraham saved the face of Lampard’s men from defeat thanks to his dramatic goal. The final score for match three is the same.
Other than that, choose Chelsea have conceded the most goals compared to other teams when playing away games since the start of last season, touching number 42.
However, they were fortunate to be the first team to come back from three goals against in the first half since West Ham United in 2011, a match that also faced West Brom at The Hawthorns and also finished strong 3-3.
This draw has yet to lift Chlesea’s position in the Premier League standings, where they occupy the top six with four points from three games – a win, a draw and a loss.
Then Chelsea will have the real test this season when they visit the home of Tottenham Hotspur on 3 October.
In Chelsea’s first four games in all competitions this season, Lampard has shown that Chelsea’s offensive approach has produced 12 goals. However, having conceded eight times should be a red flag for him to seriously fix the team’s defense, while the 2020/21 campaign has just started.
