CHELSEA are enduring their worst-ever begin to a Premier League season within the Roman Abramovich period.
Sunday’s 3-1 home defeat to Manchester City piled on the strain for beleaguered boss Frank Lampard.
Frank Lampard is overseeing the worst begin to a season throughout the Roman Abramovich period at ChelseaCredit score: Information Group Newspapers Ltd
He has now lost four of his last six league matches, selecting up only one win towards West Ham.
Chelsea have slipped to eighth within the desk in consequence, having gained solely 26 factors with seven wins from 17 video games.
That’s the worst begin to a season throughout all 17 years of proprietor Abramovich’s Stamford Bridge reign.
And Lampard additionally has the worst common points-per-game throughout the Russian’s tenure, selecting up simply 1.67 factors from 55 league matches.
That’s even worse than flops together with Andre Villas-Boas and Luiz Felipe Scolari.
It now stays to be seen if legendary former participant Lampard is given far more time within the job, with the likes of Thomas Tuchel and Max Allegri with out golf equipment.
Reflecting on the defeat to Metropolis on the closing whistle, Lampard advised BBC Sport: “Errors, particular person errors, not getting shut sufficient.
“They punished us. If you wish to attain the highest degree which Metropolis have been for a couple of years now you need to settle for the pressures.
“The second half we competed however at 3-0 the sport was just about completed.
“I’m not making an attempt to speak up the final 20 minutes of the sport as a result of at 3-0 the vitals of the sport have modified however I used to be nonetheless on the lookout for a response.
“I’m not placing ourselves down. I’m the person to have the fact test and there will likely be work and at instances ache.
“At this time was painful within the first half in soccer phrases as a result of their degree of play present the place we have to aspire to.
“Within the second half I noticed a response however the work must be completed.”
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