Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard held his pre match press conference ahead of Liverpool clash on Sunday.
Chelsea manager cleared the air between him and Liverpool Jurgen Klopp, talks about Eduoard Mendy updates and Timo Werner and Kai Havertz playing positions.
Jurgen Klopp
Chelsea Frank Lampard having some little blow with Jurgen Klopp made it open that whatever happens his respect for the Liverpool head coach will be intact. And a 90 minute game is not going to break his respect for the champions head Coach.
“I have got huge amount of respect for him as a manager like I have always done, what he has done in Liverpool in the course of time that he’s been there is incredible and that’s him.”
“The 90 minutes could always slightly boil over different directions, the respect I have for Jurgen Klopp will never change.”
When asked of Players availability ahead of Liverpool clash.
‘Ben Chilwell is not ready for the game, and Christian Pulisic is not ready for the game,’ started Lampard when asked about their availability.
‘We’re hope they’re training and progressing over the next week or so.
‘Hakim Ziyech is also not ready for the game, same story. Timo Werner is fit.
‘Thiago has been training with us for the last three or four days. We are just working with him on his fitness at the moment, so Liverpool will come too soon for him.’
Rennes Eduoard Mendy Move
There is no update for Eduoard Mendy Frank Lampard reacts after questions about Chelsea target Rennes Edouard Mendy goalkeeper.
Frank Lampard said he doesn’t want to talk about any update on Eduoard Mendy.
” There’s nothing I want to talk about Mendy” Blues head coach insist.
Chelsea made Eduoard Mendy there target due to their search for a competitive young goalkeeper for Kepa Arrizibalaga after the Chelsea man had a bad time last season.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Harsh Criticism.
Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard drops his thoughts about Chelsea Ruben Loftus-Cheek as the Blues boy face harsh criticism from supporters and pundits.
Frank Lampard calls Loftus-Cheek criticism a hard one as the lad is struggling to get fit after his terrible injury last season.
“Yeah I know Ruben story, probably second best of how he knows it. Ruben had a terrible injury, an injury that he worked very hard to comeback from at the course of last season.”
Lampard confirms that Ruben Loftus-Cheek is Trying brilliantly hard to get fit again for the start of this season.
Timo Werner and Kai Havertz Playing Positions.
Frank Lampard talks about Chelsea new signings Timo Werner and Kai Havertz after their perfomance making their debut at Brighton.
Frank Lampard was asked if he thinks that the new boys are in any right position at the moment.
“We’ve just played one game, they both have flexibility in how they play for their former clubs; Kai Havertz played probably pretty much of his games as a right winger, a No.10 on occasion, he is a No.9, No.8 early in his career. ”
“Timo Werner played as a left winger, Top striker for both country and club; so of course we will try to find their right balance in the team and they’re going to ride a lot”.
Thats all from the Blues Boss as he looks forward to securing a win in his first home game of the season.