Chelsea can learn from rebuilding Arsenal, says Frank Lampard | football news
Arsenal’s recent success in the Premier League could provide a blueprint for Chelsea’s bid to rebuild after a disappointing campaign, interim manager Frank Lampard said ahead of the sides’ meeting on Tuesday.
Chelsea’s 2–0 defeat by Brentford last week left them 12th in the standings, stumbling towards possibly their worst campaign since the 1993–94 season – when they finished 14th under Glenn Hoddle – their Despite the huge outlay of the new American owners.
On Tuesday, Chelsea face an Arsenal side that finished outside the top four for six straight seasons between 2016-2022 but currently find themselves locked in an intense title race after significant improvement under manager Mikel Arteta. .
“It’s a long process in terms of getting where you want to go. I remember going up against Mikel in the early stages,” Lampard told reporters ahead of his visit to the Emirates Stadium.
“Sometimes they used to play five at the back, sometimes four; now they have a clear identity. A lot of work has been done through the team, Mikel, alignment and good recruiting. Do we have the potential to do that? Yes. Will this be the time?” and make good decisions? Absolutely, yes. But you can get there.
“The manager was being questioned, players and owners were being questioned and that process could take two or three years. They are good examples of that.”
Lampard admitted that Chelsea players are “short of confidence” due to their poor form, but challenged his side to counteract their lack of confidence with hard work.
“You can only work to get the level of performance you need to get the confidence back,” Lampard said.
“I’ve been here in moments where confidence has been low because nobody likes to lose a game. I’ve had moments as a player where we collectively let our standards down and we’ve had to raise it.
“Looking at history, we managed to get it back through hard work. We can only look to the future and work really hard to get the team where we want it.”
Lampard said defender Kalidou Koulibaly could be “out for a while” after injuring his hamstring against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
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