DBasia.news – Frank Lampard, the Chelsea manager, was under pressure early in his coaching career with the Blues. Jamie Carragher, an English football pandit, criticized Lampard’s tactics as if playing basketball.
Frank Lampard’s early career at Chelsea as a coach did not go sweet. Of the three matches, Christian Pulisic and his friends have never won. Latest, Chelsea played 1-1 when entertaining Leicester.
Jamie Carragher rate, one of the factors that make the game of Chelsea slumped is Frank Lampard’s tactics. The 41-year-old man considers, the Blues can not make the transition from attacking to defend well.
“It feels like watching a basketball game. Frank Lampard’s direction is clear, he applies the way that big teams use, the game that top coaches want to use,” explained Carragher as reported by Sky Sports.
“People criticize Chelsea playing too naively. They attack difficulty facing a counterattack. They don’t have a game organization,” he added.
One of the highlights of Carragher is the reaction of Chelsea players when losing the ball. The players tend to run straight into the defense sector without trying to change the ball since the opponent’s line of play.
“They have difficulty dealing with counter-attacks. I judge, the players do not need to implement the full command of the manager. Use your brain, there is a big gap in the middle of the field,” explained Carragher.
“It’s too easy for Leicester City to come out of Chelsea’s pressure. Therefore, they are like playing basketball. In fact, Chelsea has a great chance of losing the match.”
Chelsea will travel to Norwich City headquarters in the third week of the Premier League 2019-2020, at Carrow Road on Saturday (8/24). Currently, the Blues are stuck in 15th place by only collecting one point.