‘I can’t believe what Frank Lampard did to these two Chelsea players’ – Jamie O’Hara blasts Frank Lampard’s decision
According to Pundit Jamie O’Hara has claimed he is stunned at how Frank Lampard lined up his Chelsea squad on Saturday, in particular Reece James and Ben Chilwell.
He told TalkSPORT that the decision to start in a back four at the weekend severely limited the output of the wing-back position against Wolves.
Chelsea fell to a 1-0 defeat in Lampard’s first game in charge as the temporary manager of the club at Molineux, in an uninspiring performance that did not look out of place from the rest of the season.
However, the team selection did raise a few eyebrows, differing greatly from what Graham Potter had selected.
A system change from what had found admittedly limited success at Stamford Bridge seemed to upset the equilibrium, with O’Hara particularly annoyed at his decision.
O’Hara said: “It was embarrassing to watch. It literally looked like Frank Lampard had never watched Chelsea play football before this season. Graham Potter’s been playing 3-4-3, and you can argue that your best two players are Ben Chilwell and Reece James, that’s where you’re most effective. He plays four at the back, Reece James can’t get up the pitch.
“For me, it just looked like an arrogant performance from Chelsea and Frank Lampard, and I don’t know what he’s seen. As much as Graham Potter was a disaster, at least he knew what kind of worked for Chelsea. What I saw against Wolves on Saturday – you’ve got no chance against Real Madrid.”
It is widely expected that Lampard will return to a back three system for the Champions League tie against Real Madrid tomorrow night.
Given how well they played when using the system in the second leg against Borussia Dortmund it is expected that they will look to borrow some brilliance from then to take to the Bernabeu.