Frank Lampard has defended Todd Boehly’s “ardour” after the Chelsea co-owner reportedly advised his gamers the season has been “embarrassing” in an try to fireside them up for Wednesday morning’s Champions League conflict in opposition to Real Madrid (6am AEDT).
Boehly spoke to Chelsea’s struggling stars within the dressing room within the quick aftermath of their demoralising 2-1 defeat by Brighton within the Premier League on Saturday.
Chelsea, languishing eleventh within the desk, have misplaced all three matches since Lampard returned to Stamford Bridge as caretaker boss.
They misplaced 2-0 to Champions League holders Real within the quarter-final first leg final week and face an uphill activity to succeed in the final 4 of a contest they received underneath former supervisor Thomas Tuchel two years in the past.
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A consortium led by Boehly and Clearlake Capital Group purchased the London membership from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich final 12 months and have spent closely on new signings for little reward up to now.
Boehly reportedly confirmed a few of his frustration at Chelsea’s woes when he visited the dressing room final weekend.
But Blues goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga stated in a pre-match press convention on Monday that there was nothing uncommon about Boehly’s message.
“Todd involves the altering room in each sport,” he stated. “He had completely different chats with us after completely different video games.
“I’m not going to say what he stated. It is regular when he involves the altering room.”
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Lampard, who was beforehand Chelsea boss from July 2019 to January 2021, stated he was pleased with the homeowners having their say, saying it “reveals ardour”.
“I’m comfy with that,” he stated. “For me there was possibly some criticism of our previous proprietor (Abramovich) of not coming to video games and never being round and that wasn’t at all times true.
“But when an proprietor could be very vested of their curiosity within the workforce and wanting to assist and enhance it’s their prerogative to have the enter that they need.” Lampard, who was sacked as Everton supervisor in January, rejected strategies Chelsea had been “damaged” after such a disappointing season.
“We’re not the place we need to be,” he stated. “I believe the phrase ‘damaged’ is a bit a lot. The league place is a actuality, we’re 2-0 down on this sport. Those issues are simply actuality.
“We must work in opposition to that and present in each method we will as a result of we’re in that second.”
But he stated his workforce may flip their Champions League tie round. “Anything is feasible. We are a aggressive workforce and we should be right here on this stage of the competitors. We additionally perceive that the opponent is basically excessive degree,” he stated.
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