CHELSEA fans have praised caretaker manager Frank Lampard for his angry rant after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Wolves.
Lampard, who was unveiled as caretaker manager on Thursday, was back in the dugout 804 days after he last took charge of Chelsea but was powerless to stop the Blues slipping to an 11th league defeat of the season.
The 44 year old pulled no punches when speaking after the game and his post-match comments were in stark contrast to previous manager Graham Potter.
Speaking in the press conference following defeat to Wolves, Lampard was angry with the lack of aggression shown by the players.
He said: “If you’re worried, don’t come, the players shouldn’t be. Kovacic has won two Champions Leagues, or if you’ve just arrived, you’re here for a reason.
“I’m not saying the squad doesn’t have the aggression, it’s bringing it together.
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“We were up against an aggressive team today today. It has to be said to be dealt with. Wednesday will be a different game.”
Fans took to social media to praise Lampard’s passion.
One user tweeted: “That’s one thing I’ve always liked about him, he knows when to call out the players for things that they deserve to be called out for, this has been an issue with a squad for months now but I don’t know how often it’s actually brought up.”
Another said: “Yesssss. We were tired of ‘the boys gave everything’.”
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A third added: “Exactly there’s a mentality issue at Chelsea.”
Chelsea had just one shot on target as their horror campaign plunged to new lows with the Blues losing further ground on the European places.
The run of just four wins in their last 21 Premier League games has left Chelsea fans fearing relegation as the club face a difficult run in having to face both Manchester clubs and Arsenal.
The Blues switch their attention to the Champions League quarter final first leg against cup specialists Real Madrid on Wednesday before hosting Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
