Chelsea made a mistake with Lampard sacking

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The most shocking sports news yesterday was seeing leopard sacked as a Chelsea manager. Things looked well earlier as it was revealed that he just needs to win his next three games to keep his job but he was rob of that privilege. The news quickly spread like wildfire as it was unexpected and the decision was deemed too rash.

The itchy trigger-happy Chelsea owner Abrahimovic released a rare statement to show his sympathy for Lampard losing his job. It was the first-ever time he will be releasing statements of such nature but many think letting Lampard go was the worst decision he could have made at the period.

Although Chelsea's performance for some time has been bad and results were not matching the amount of investment poured into the team. It's a dilemma because Chelsea were table-toppers earlier this season. The lack of form and inability of some players to quickly adjust to the demands of the premier league could be cited as one reason for their dip in form.

While the sacking may come as shock to many, others thought it was long overdue. But much of the blame could be laid on the players and not the coach. The likes of Kai and Werner are a key reason why Chelsea finds themselves languishing at 9th on the league table. Both players have failed to turn up despite the huge money involved in their transfer to Chelsea.

With Warner misfiring and being short on confidence, he should have been benched but Lampard kept giving him chances upon chances to redeem himself. He failed to do so and the trust Lampard has in him has also brought about his predicament. Kai on the other hand has shown flashes of what he can do in cup games but has never light up the turf in the premier league.

Werner and Kai were not the only Chelsea signees that failed to completely turn up. Hakim ziyech was one too and his constant injury made sure he was more on the treatment table than actually being on the pitch. Although when fit, he is mostly at his brilliant best and that shows what a quality player he is.

Players not gelling as expected is one reason for a failed Chelsea campaign so far. Lampard also has some blame to share too. His trust in some players not performing was questionable. He repeatedly gave nonperforming players chances as opposed to trying the test and trusted players such as Giroud and CHO.

His game plan is a complete change to what Chelsea are used to. Attacking while pressing high from up the pitch is very demanding and energy-sapping. Even Lampard was disappointed not to have fully implemented his philosophy on the Chelsea team. Many might think this is a setback to Lampard but it's just a learning curve to a promising coach ahead. Chelsea faithful wishes him well in his future endeavors.

what's your opinion, was Chelsea right to sack Lampard now?



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I don't think Lampard will get over this quite so easily. Look at him in his playing career he was not a club hopper. Under 18 West Ham to West Ham squad and on loan to Swansea for 6 months. Back to West Ham for a long period before going to Chelsea. Yes he went to the States when he retired but basically he knows 2 clubs only which is kind of rare. He should never have accepted the Chelsea position as he won't get another chance and stayed with Derby and tried to at least learn something.
Last season he was fine as no money was spent and he had the youngsters which he had coached before. It all changed this season with over $200 Million spent as results do matter. They are 9th midway through the season and you cannot just wait incase it may change. The managers job is to make the players perform and not the other way around. Frank doesn't have that experience as that takes years of man management which he could of learned before rushing into the Chelsea job. Not every good player makes a good coach and time will tell if he becomes one. This was his dream job and everything he does from now is to try and get back again if Chelsea will have him in 15 years or 20 years time again.

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I think gained some valuable experience through coaching Chelsea. Although you were right about his job which is making players play better. I think the players which came in destabilized his arrangements as he hasn't coached a team with such a large crowd before.

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