Lampard on Chelsea squad: We lack a 30-goal striker or winger
Chelsea do not have a title-winning squad and are lacking a striker or winger capable of scoring 30 goals a season, says Frank Lampard.
Lampard, in his second campaign as Chelsea manager, saw his side go down to a 1-0 defeat at Everton on Saturday.
A win in that game would have seen the Blues go top of the Premier League but after the loss Lampard pointed out where his squad falls short compared to the best sides in the league.
“I keep reading how we have the strongest squad in the league but I don’t understand it,” Lampard said at his press conference.
“There are squads and teams around us that have won titles in the last three or four years.
“[Teams] that have got players littered through their squad who have wingers with 30 goals a year, strikers with 20 or 30 goals a year and people that have won the Champions League and Premier League.
“We clearly haven’t got that. “[Chelsea] have young players, some players who have won titles, but we have some players in our squad who are new to the league.
“We have players who were playing in the Championship or on loan in the last two years. We are a work in progress and nights like [the Everton defeat] might happen.
“I don’t like them but that’s the challenge for us – to make sure we bounce back strong.”