DBasia.news – Frank Lampard considers the Premier League match against Liverpool as a test for Chelsea. He believes the Chelsea players are ready against Liverpool.
Because Lampard saw many Liverpool players who could make the Chelsea players give their best appearance in the match later. One Liverpool player who is believed Lampard can do it all is Virgil van Dijk.
Lampard is aware that Van Dijk is one of the best defenders in the world of football today. By facing the best defender, Lampard believes the front-line players will be highly tested, especially Tammy Abraham, who is Chelsea’s main striker in the 2019-2020 season.
With all the greatness that Van Dijk has, Lampard hopes that Abraham can learn a lot. Because Lampard believes if Abraham can get past or at least be able to face Van Dijk who can, the 21-year-old striker can develop into a better striker.
“Van Dijk has shown outstanding performance throughout the past year making him able to enter into several individual awards. There is no doubt that he is an extraordinary player,” Lampard said, as reported by Football London.
“He seems to have everything he needs to be a defender and many other things. With his presence, then it can be a test for our main attackers,” concluded the British coach.