Frank Lampard admitted ‘things need to improve’ at Chelsea after kicking off his second stint as manager with a 1-0 defeat to Wolves.
It wasn’t the fairytale return Chelsea, Blues fans and Lampard himself would have dreamed of, as the west London side’s struggles in front of goal continued.
Matheus Nunes’ screamer in the first-half edged the contest in Wolves’ favour as Chelsea fell flat once again, against a team battling relegation.
Lampard is the Blues’ third manager this season, and it appears clear the person in the dugout is not the issue.
An 11th defeat of the season will see Lampard’s side remain in the bottom half of the Premier League, and the 44-year-old says things need to change and quickly if they’re going to improve.
Lampard said: “I thought the performance in the first half was 70 per cent or so. It was enough for it to be an even game and there was a rocket from them out of nowhere.
“In the second half there was more energy, more chances and we got more people in the box. Maybe it was that feeling we could score. We have been working here for one or two days and it’s about getting an understanding of that and the mindset of the team.
“There has been a lot of change and that’s not an excuse but things need to improve and I think that performance summed it up. I have to get an understanding of it. When I say mindset, it’s not necessarily a negative.
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“You have to get used to winning and make it a habit. Credit to Wolves today, they were physical and stuck in for a win.”
Lampard added that there is a ‘feeling you won’t score’ around the club at the moment, and called on club chiefs to ‘address’ their struggles up front having gone another game without finding the net.
“We will work and recreate,” the caretaker boss said. “We will get into those positions and repeat it. Maybe there’s a feeling you won’t score.
“I’ve been there before and as a club we need to address it.
“It’s not where the club wants to be but it’s the reality and we have to work through it.
“You have to get to a point where you can move forward. We need to lift it more than we did today.”
