Lampard explains Chelsea’s penalty shootout after praising ‘fantastic’ rookie



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Publication Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020 3:01 AM

Frank Lampard quelled any discontent over who would take Chelsea’s second penalty and praised league rookie Ben Chilwell for his dazzling display.

The Blues they dominated from start to finish and eventually achieved a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace.

Several summer recruits played a role in the match as the integration of so many newcomers continued, while talisman forward Christian Pulisic also came back from injury at the end.

Talking about the achievement of scoring four against the Palace, which is usually defensively severe, Lampard saying BT sport: “Not many put four beyond Crystal Palace. The first half we started well, we got out a bit. We needed a little more. It was great for us to get four goals.

“Only the urgency of our game needed more. We needed to get Ben Chilwell in the game. We cannot allow the four Palace defenders to say that dealing with Chelsea’s front row was easy.

“Chilwell was fantastic today. His ability to be so high on the field, and that’s not a bad thing, and his great quality with the ball.

“The guys who have come in have had problems, so we have to give them time, but Ben has shown what it is.”

A brief moment of discontent emerged after Chelsea received their second penalty of the game.

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Tammy Abraham seemed to want to take the penalty, but club captain Cesar Azpilicueta stole the ball from her to allow regular pitcher Jorginho to score his second penalty of the game.

On the incident, Lampard said: “It has been fixed. There are no problems. I just grappled. I want leaders and a bit of conflict.

“It’s good that Tammy was excited, but you don’t get ahead of the list.”

Chilwell points to Lampard’s intervention at halftime

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Left side Chilwell He enjoyed an excellent league debut for The Blues, and chose tactical advice from Lampard that helped improve the game in the second half.

“It was a brilliant team performance and I’m obviously very happy with my personal performance,” said Chilwell. BT sport.

“We kept a clean sheet, which was important to us, and we scored four great goals as a team. We show our hunger to press for the full 90 minutes.

“In the first half we were patients, but perhaps we did not take enough risks in the last third. The coach said at half time that we must be more creative in the last third, and in the second half we showed it.

“I have heard that the Premier League is very different from other leagues, so new signings will need time to adjust. Everyone worked hard today and they are starting to come together.

“The reason we have all come here is because we feel that the team can win things. We just have to keep working hard and producing performances like today. “



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