Chelsea ‘didn’t get the rub of the green’ in draw with Aston Villa claims Lampard


Chelsea ‘didn’t get the rub of the green’ in draw with Aston Villa claims Lampard
A disappointed group of Chelsea players

Frank Lampard’s Chelsea side dropped 2 more points at home against Aston Villa. A first half goal from Olivier Giroud was cancelled out by Anwar El Ghazi in the 2nd half. The match finished level at 1-1.

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 Lampard’s Chelsea have lost to Everton, Wolves and Arsenal, after which Lampard called out his players for not working hard enough. Chelsea trail Villa on goal difference, despite Dean Smith’s men having two games in hand, and the visitors were well worthy of a point.

Lampard applauded his team’s mentality

Lampard providing advice to Ben Chillwell

The Chelsea boss however, praised his team’s attitude after going level. 

“Definitely, in terms of performance. We started really well, Villa had their moments but we dealt with them and came through the first half really strong. We got a goal we deserved,” Lampard told Amazon Prime after the match.

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“Second half, we conceded with a man on the floor, that’s the way it is for us at the moment. We pushed but couldn’t break the deadlock. Attitude-wise, effort-wise, some of the play was very good against a really good team.

“Late on we got some chances and nearly scored, when you’re in a tough moment sometimes things don’t quite go for you. A month ago we win that. We have to fight through it.

“I can’t ask for more from the players today. No one let me down, everyone worked hard, we didn’t get the rub of the green.”

“The response was exactly right other than the win. We had a couple of little chances. It felt like the pressure was coming from us. This is our tough period at the moment. We have to fight for it and we’ll be stronger for it.

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Olivier Giroud scored Chelsea’s goal

“You want to get results at this point of the year. I could feel the players’ disappointment at the end because they want to win.

“A few weeks ago people were talking about us as title challengers, now it’s a difficult period. The new players are going to get better as they come along.”

Chelsea are currently 6th in the Premier League after securing just 4 points out of their last 5 matches. The draw would definitely build pressure on Lampard, as his team have looked bereft of ideas in recent games. 

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