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Frank Lampard has defended Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino amid mounting pressure on the Argentine and has attempted to explain his former club\u2019s problems after they suffered a horrific start to the season.<\/p>\n
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Lampard, who made 648 appearances for Chelsea as a player and won countless trophies, took charge of the Blues last season on a short-term deal following the sacking of Graham Potter and he was replaced by Pochettino this summer.<\/p>\n
It was Lampard\u2019s second stint as Chelsea head coach after he led the team between 2019 and 2021 and given his long association with the club \u2013 and also due to the fact that he worked under co-owner Todd Boehly \u2013 he is well placed to analyse the current situation at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have been in disarray ever since Boehly took over from Roman Abramovich with an embarrassing 12th-placed finish in the Premier League last season before a slow start this term, with the Blues winning just one of six games.<\/p>\n
Chelsea\u2019s problems come despite the west Londoners spending over \u00a31 billion on players since Boehly took charge and Lampard has now shared his views on what is going wrong at the club.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m not surprised by some of the difficulties having lived it first hand at end of last season,\u2019 Lampard told Sky Sports. \u2018I came into a club where it had been eight months of poor results under top managers.<\/p>\n
\u2018I could see the issues with confidence and maybe some motivation amongst the squad. It was such a big squad, unprecedented numbers, and some felt their time was up at Chelsea or that the club was trying to move them on. I lived that feeling.<\/p>\n
\u2018Then the other team score and that becomes a recurring thing, so they are going to have to break that.<\/p>\n
\u2018Chelsea clearly have a strategy of trying to develop. If you\u2019re going to do that, you have to give the manager [time].<\/p>\n
\u2018If results continue, the tide can turn on you as a manager, but when you set your stool out \u2013 everyone can see this squad now, the age and profile of it \u2013 you have to give the manager what he deserves, which is time.\u2019<\/p>\n