How hard can you fall? That is undoubtedly what Chelsea supporters are wondering. For the first time in thirty years their club lost five games in a row in all competitions. Those defeats all came about with Lampard at the helm. The club icon returned to Stamford Bridge as interim manager, but has not yet succeeded in pulling his great love out of the doldrums.
The home game against Brentford, in their second ever season in the Premier League, looked like an ideal opportunity to refuel confidence. That did not work and that caused frustration among the supporters, who clearly expressed their dissatisfaction. “I have no problem with that,” Lampard told the BBC. “I completely understand. They feel down because they are used to success.”
An interesting detail was that Brentford only fired one shot on target, but scored twice. The opening goal came in the name of César Azpilicueta, who worked the ball into his own goal before half time. “I don’t want to tell a sad story, but everything is going the wrong way,” Lampard said. “We could really use a magic wand, a magical moment.”
Chelsea refuses to send away club icon Lampard
The supporters grumble, but Lampard need not fear an extremely painful departure from the club of his heart.
Although the results have only gotten worse since the dismissal of Graham Potter, it has been internally decided that Lampard will finish the season as an interim coach anyway. That is reported by Sky Sports. Chelsea have six games left, four of which are top matches and club icon Lampard will continue to be in charge in this series.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are busy appointing Mauricio Pochettino as the new head coach. White smoke is expected in the English media next week. However, Pochettino will not be on the bench for the first time until the new season. This gives the Argentinian the opportunity to start his new job with a clean slate and preparation.
Relegation is still possible, but is of course far from realistic
Sending interim coach Lampard away and appointing a new interim coach, a scenario that has taken place at Tottenham Hotspur, they do not see at Chelsea. The Blues actually don’t play for anything in the remainder of the season: the fallen top club is eleventh and will no longer make it to European football. Relegation is still possible, but is of course far from realistic.
Chelsea’s last win was on March 11. Then Potter was still on the couch. After that, eight games in a row were not won; the last five were all lost as mentioned. Chelsea’s next game is next Tuesday against league leaders Arsenal.
