Chelsea players looked SOFT against Leicester, says Redknapp, but admits ‘buck goes down’ with Lampard

Jamie Redknapp has criticized Chelsea, stating that a couple of their players looked “soft” in their loss to Leicester.

Goals from Wilfred Ndidi and James Maddison condemned the Blues to their fifth loss in their last eight games.

The 2-0 setback at King Power Stadium was also the Stamford Bridge team’s sixth loss in this season’s top flight campaign, and it now ranks eighth in the Premier League table after West’s victory. Ham vs. West Brom.

And speaking to Sky Sports after the game, former midfielder Redknapp believes that the fact that his team has been overtaken and overtaken by the Foxes will be of great concern to Blues boss Frank Lampard.

“This will bother Frank more than anything because he worked as hard as a player I’ve ever seen, but one or two of them are a little soft,” Redknapp said.

“ You never want to be labeled a soft team, a team that doesn’t run enough, works hard, and wins individual battles, and that can come down to confidence.

“But I look at that team right now and one or two say they are doing enough, and you can’t do enough when you play for Chelsea.”

Callum Hudson-Odoi started just his third Premier League game of the season in the East Midlands, with teammates and internationals Reece James and Ben Chilwell filling fullback roles.

But Redknapp believes former Leicester left-back Chilwell, who signed for the Blues for £ 50m last summer, is “ doing things right ” and also singled out 20-year-old Hudson-Odoi for not Seize your opportunity after missing a glorious opportunity in the first semester.

“The players have to assume more responsibilities. They have to do more, ” Redknapp added.

“I’m talking about the wings, Reece James, Ben Chilwell came in for a lot of money, I want to see a lot more of him. I see him do the movements a bit, I want to see more energy.

‘Callum Hudson-Odoi had a chance today, what did he do? He had a chance when he ended up falling and there was a lack of quality. They are great opportunities for players.

‘He should never be judged for a game, but players that he [Lampard] brought in, you’re always asking them to do better and they didn’t do enough.

“When they go to training tomorrow, they can’t complain too much or knock on the door when they stay out next week, they have to do more.”

The defeat has once again put pressure on boss Lampard, but while admitting that he will know he could pay the highest price if he loses his job due to the club’s poor form, Redknapp urged the west London team to pay his ex-midfielder. more time.

“He knows the price of the ticket, he is a manager and the responsibility falls with you,” Redknapp continued.

“There is always pressure, Frank knows it, Frank has lived under pressure his whole life, he has always been under duress.

But they’d be crazy if they didn’t give someone time when you bring in new players, you can’t have knee-jerk reactions.

‘Things are not good at the moment, you cannot deny it. That performance is not good enough and there have been many that have not been good enough.

But they will get better with time, because someone will get the best of this squad. But I think Frank, because of his knowledge of the game and how he sees it, will get it right, but it will take time. ”