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The former Stamford Bridge favorite believes the current Blues manager’s job will be threatened if he fails to halt a recent alarming slump.
Frank Lampard is under more pressure than Mikel Arteta, according to Tony Cascarino, who says the Chelsea manager has a “real problem” on his hands after investing £ 220 million ($ 298 million) in the team during the transfer window of summer.
Chelsea looked to build on a promising fourth place in the Premier League last season by bolstering its ranks in a number of key areas.
A lot of money was spent on Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Ben Chiwell and Edouard Mendy before the 2020-21 campaign, but Lampard has only had mixed success in trying to put together a renewed team.
The 42-year-old head coach received widespread praise for overseeing a 17-game unbeaten streak earlier this period that saw the Blues emerge as potential title contenders as they advanced to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
However, a 1-0 loss at Everton on December 12 brought the West London team back to earth, and subsequent losses at Wolves and Arsenal raised questions about their credentials of winning the trophy.
Chelsea have slipped to eighth in the top flight rankings following their recent slump in form, and Cascarino left fearing the worst for Lampard after a 3-1 loss at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Arsenal were being inclined to fire Arteta before he planned victory in the London derby, but a former Blues striker believes the man in the opposing dugout now has a greater risk of losing his job than the Spaniard. .
“Frank has a real problem at the soccer club,” Cascarino said. talkSPORT. “I am not convinced by people who say that Arteta is seriously under pressure; I think Frank is under the same pressure and even more.
Think about the history of the club, think about the owner and how he fired people with great confidence, think that he has spent 220 million pounds, think that he has brought a young man from Germany [Havertz] who is not even on the team and fought, think of Timo Werner, where they invested a lot and he fought.
“As Chelsea manager, you are under pressure to challenge, because when they give you £ 220 million, I guarantee that the conversation before the start of the season would have been, ‘what do you need to challenge Liverpool and Manchester City?’ That conversation would have happened. “
