ANOTHER FULL AND FRANK DISCUSSION
When Chelsea’s homeowners launched a remark pronouncing the appointment of “Premier League Hall of Famer” Frank Lampard as caretaker supervisor simply shy of a month in the past, they defined the common sense at the back of a choice that left many observers bemused in what they felt have been very transparent phrases. “We want to give ourselves every chance of success and Frank has all the characteristics and qualities we need to drive us to the finish line,” they cheered. As the remark’s authors did not elaborate on what precisely the ones traits and qualities came about to be, it was once left to Lampard’s many friends within the media and punditocracy to elaborate, stating that he had a prior incarnation of the membership in his DNA, knew the place the learning floor was once and, prior to his dismissal, had up to now stored Everton from relegation over the direction of 5 months by way of guidance them from sixteenth within the Premier League desk, 4 issues above the relegation zone, to the dizzying heights of sixteenth within the Premier League desk, 4 issues above the relegation zone.
One presumes Lampard concept taking the Chelsea gig was once a no brainer, insofar as he may just restore a managerial recognition ruined by way of that grim spell at Goodison, perhaps getting previous Real Madrid within the Big Cup, finishing Chelsea’s function drought and cobbling a couple of league wins in combination . One additionally presumes that by no means in his wildest nightmares may just he have envisaged a situation that, 1/2 a dozen video games in, he’d have masterminded six defeats from six … with simply two targets scored (one in every of them a spawny deflection within the Lampardian custom) , whilst looking to get a music out of the costliest choice of misfits assembled since Chelsea director of soccer James Corden teamed up with Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, Taylor Swift and Rebel Wilson to make the big-screen crisis that was once Cats .
Chelsea’s newest humiliation got here by the hands of Arsenal, in a fit few anticipated Lampard’s facet to win but additionally one through which even fewer anticipated them to concede the similar function two times within the house of 13 first-half mins. Ten mins prior to half-time, it was once 3-0: Gabriel Jesus firing house from shut vary as Wesley Fofana, Thiago Silva and César Azpilicueta collapsed at his ft like pins despatched tumbling into the air by way of bowling’s Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski. “We can’t change things overnight but we better get there quickly,” sighed Lampard, who has affected exactly 0 exchange over the process his 4 weeks in rate. “All the things to make you a nice team to play against, we did – and a good team can go 3-0 up against you. I understand if fans think the players are not caring but I don’t believe that.”
With Chelsea in no danger of getting relegated or qualifying for Europe, quite a few of their players are going through the motions in the knowledge they’ll be booted unceremoniously towards the door marked “Do One” come season’s end and the rest all going through the motions of punching the clock until a proper manager takes over, there’s every chance Lampard is mistaken and Chelsea’s players don’t actually care whether or not they acquire another point this season. With games against Nottingham Forest, both Manchester clubs and Newcastle looming, Chelsea could still have a major say in this crazy season’s denouement, but first up is a trip to Bournemouth for the mother of all mid-table six-pointers you suspect neither team’s fans. could have envisaged way back in August.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
,[I was] Shocked [to get the opportunity] – I never thought at this stage of the season there would be jobs offered. When the phone popped up with a name that I knew pretty well, I knew who it was straight away, so it took me about two seconds to say yes” – sure, Sam Allardyce is again, child, taking on at Leeds for the final 4 video games of the season after Javi Gracia was once despatched skittering down the Bobby Collins Way.
Didn’t Big Sam as soon as have ambitions to regulate Real Madrid? So managing a crew whose white strip was once concocted in Los Blancos‘ honor (and taking on from a Spaniard who’d misplaced the dressing room) could be as shut as he will get. Mind you, he will know from his time in Spain that blanco additionally method goal, however it is much more likely to be spelled ‘blank-oooh’ in Leeds of past due” – Justin Kavanagh.
With all of the 24-hour information churn in this day and age, I’ve were given somewhat misplaced. Are we mocking Spurs or Chelsea lately? Ah, sure, it is Chelsea. I’ve to mention I’m taking part in this season’s festival between them to look which is essentially the most embarrassing membership, much more than the identify race. We do want some type of prize, regardless that. Possibly, a conical hat with a large ‘D’ on it? And let’s give it to Chelsea. Spurs have not gained anything else within the final 15 years so why get started now?” Noble Francis.
To be fair, I’d take taking a look like Teddy Sheringham dressed as a cowboy (the day past’s Memory Lane, complete electronic mail version) over taking a look like me, ever, in anything else, at anytime. The guy owns the glance as without problems as he did the entirety. And no less than he’ll have had a cast, if red-top-related, rationale. Gerard Piqué as soon as did Monty Pyton and the Holy Grail for no obvious explanation why by any means” – Jon Millard.
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