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Alan Shearer believes that Chelsea’s 3-1 loss to Manchester City could put further strain on Frank Lampard’s position as club boss.
The Blues suffered their fourth loss in six games and fell to eighth in the rankings after being ranked as name contenders.
And the Newcastle legend has come down with a harsh verdict on the possibility of it having an effect on team performance.
Shearer told PLTV: “It’s Chelsea’s kind of functionality that gets the manager fired. “
Chelsea’s opposition to Manchester City has left many Blues enthusiasts furious.
Lately they are losing 3-0 to Pep Guardiola’s players after a disastrous 45-minute start.
Chelsea seems a bit toothless in attack and had a shot on goal at Stamford Bridge in the 77th minute.
And fans were enraged on Twitter, with one fan describing the functionality as “very unacceptable. “
Chelsea have 3 goals in the first half of their clash with Manchester City.
City scored their goals in 40 minutes, appearing clinically against them.
And Guardiola’s players scored their first two goals in 3 minutes with plays by Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden.
Frank Lampard has made adjustments to the team that faced Aston Villa in Chelsea’s clash with Man City today.
Kurt Zouma is back to take his position alongside Thiago Silva in central defense after the duo rested Monday night.
Mateo Kovacic who joins N’Golo Kante and Mason Mount in midfield to Jorginho
And Hakim Ziyech will join the Blues attack to start for the first time with Lampard since Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Leeds in December.
Roy Keane played down the comparisons between Frank Lampard’s managerial delight at Chelsea and Jurgen Klopp’s first year at Liverpool.
Lampard had pointed to Klopp’s good fortune at Anfield as an example of a club reaping the rewards of his patience with a coach rebuilding a team.
However, Keane believes that the Blues boss cannot compare his stage to Klopp’s given the German’s past good luck with Borussia Dortmund.
Keane told Sky Sports: “If you look at Frank’s situation, coming into control, he’s new, he’s 42 years old and we’re comparing Klopp. Remember that Klopp came from Dortmund and won great prizes there. -low.
“I know it’s the call of the game, Ancelottis in the world, Mourinhos, Pep – he is opposing all those coaches and we say he wants patience and time, but those guys have a CV for them. ” he won the most sensible awards.
“He may not have the time that Klopp has. “
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The Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester City will continue despite two new positive coronavirus tests at the city camp.
The showdown between name contenders in jeopardy after a severe killer virus outbreak in Man City.
The new tests returned two new positive results, with Eric Garcia and a member of the bug detection.
But he will pass as scheduled at 4:30 p. m. today.
The Premier League table is well balanced mid-season.
Liverpool and Manchester United lead with 33 problems apiece, and Jurgen Klopp’s men have a much greater difference of purpose.
Only ten questions separate the 3rd and 15th position with a team in which he screams a European position at the end of the season.
Sheffield United already looks doomed, while Sam Allardyce’s West Brom also has a mountain to climb.
Although the situations are ideal, this season is shaping up to be one of the exciting highs of all time.
Chelsea mocked fans for this afternoon’s Premier League match against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues will pass third with a win with 26 points.
The start is at 4. 30 p. m.
The sanction infuriated Atlético de Madrid bosses, saying it was unfair that they were punished when they did not play any component in the alleged infractions.
With Trippier’s ban on ice, it is possible that you will miss the England World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland.
Those 3 games may be the last of the Three Lions before June, when they face Croatia, Scotland and the Czech Republic in the organizing phase of this summer’s Euro Cup.
The right back is the innermost in England.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Reece James are already pushing for the spot, with Tariq Lamptey, Kyle Walker and Aaron Wan-Bissaka also in the mix.
The missing matches in March may see Trippier ejected from the team and replaced via the Euros.
Kieran Trippier may miss this summer’s European Championship due to his ten-week suspension.
Last week, the 30-year-old former Tottenham right-back convicted of 4 of the seven alleged gambling offenses related to his move to Spain in 2019.
But Atlético de Madrid said their sanction was suspended after the beautiful “totally unfair” decision. And that may be England’s European crusade this summer.
In addition to his ten-game suspension, Trippier fined him £ 70,000, and FIFA confirmed the ban in international effect and would begin immediately.
This meant that Trippier would miss Atlético de Madrid’s next thirteen games, adding up the last 16 Champions League meetings with Chelsea.
Trippier appealed the decision, saying that it had placed bets or took credit for bets placed through othersArray.
Steve Bruce is reportedly hatching two January deals in the form of Fikayo Tomori and Hamza Choudhury to bolster his Newcastle side.
The magpies have endured a meteoric season that sees them avoiding the relegation fight a lot.
Naturally, Bruce is willing to load his this month, but he has to do it with limited funds. This saw him target Chelsea central defender Tomori.
The defender shone in the early part of last season, but has since fallen through the pecking order at Stamford Bridge, especially since the arrival of Thiago Silva.
The 23-year-old, who won his first international game for England last season, has controlled just 44 league minutes this season.
Newcastle are reportedly hoping to get him on loan for the remainder of the season.
Frank Lampard has vowed never to leave Stamford Bridge and admits he has struggled to spend £ 200 million, according to reports.
Chelsea midfielder icon saw his team revel in a slight drop in form towards the end of 2020 with two losses in his last three games in December.
However, Blues’ boss insists on the demands of his role.
Lampard told reporters: “I like the pressure. If I hadn’t liked it, I wouldn’t have come back, or I’d die at the first opportunity, and it would never be anything I would do.
“The first user to put pressure on me is me. I do this all the time, for better or worse.
“I take it. I don’t care. That’s who I am. Maybe my wife will tell you how I react to a greater effort than I am. But I don’t kick the dog!”
Chelsea took the opportunity to post a video about Eden Hazard’s double against Manchester City in 2017 before the clubs met at Stamford Bridge later.
Les Bleus won 2-1 on April 5, 2017 and they will be looking forward to more tonight.
Pep Guardiola is convinced that Frank Lampard is on his way to becoming a legend as a coach.
Like the hero of the Manchester City manager: Carlo Ancelotti.
Lamps collides with Pep, who spent almost £ 230 million to restart Chelsea for a name challenge.
Instead, they are under pressure after 3 losses in December that will see City overcome their suffering aspect with a win today.
However, Guardiola sees Lampard as a true Blueblood and says: “He is a wonderful coach. And he’s a high-level, high-level guy like Carlo Ancelotti, who is a legend to me.
“He is one of the other people that I appreciate the most, Frank is an incredible person. It’s great to be concerned about a great person.
Manchester City had a positive Covid check returned, bringing the total number at the club to EIGHT.
Fulham’s midday game at Burnley has already been postponed, but City’s game at Chelsea will continue.
Boss Pep Guardiola and his team were tested yesterday, with effects expected this morning.
City’s new case emerged from testing on Friday and he is a player on the elite progression team.
A club spokesperson said: “Manchester City’s Covid-19 bubble was tested on Friday and a result came here as positive from a player outside the first team.
“The player has not had contact with the first team for more than ten days. Everyone at City continues to wish a speedy recovery to all of our colleagues who remain remote after their tests.
“I read a few things about how other people can get it.
“Some other people are asymptomatic, however it has definitely had some consequences for having it. We hope he copes with that.
“I have full confidence in him and we have to give him this time. I know I had to work a bit.
“Kai is another of me, but back at Covid, we have to give him time to do this work. I am very happy to take on this challenge with him. “
Frank Lampard subsidized Kai Havertz to eventually hand him over to Chelsea and blamed his poor form of contracting the coronavirus.
The German has struggled since his transfer of 89 million pounds from Bayer Leverkusen at the end of last season.
He fell ill with Covid-19 in November and still seems to be feeling the effects.
But his boss jumped to his defense in the Blues’ clash with Manchester City on Sunday.
Lampard said: “While Kai was in the process of getting along with the Premier League, he had a smart performance, they gave him Covid.
“And he had Covid severely. People are starting to open up about it now.
Frank Lampard has said that he will keep up with Chelsea for as long as possible.
And the Blues boss admits he has taken on the strain of his assignment, which saw the club spend £ 200 million on his tenure last summer.
Lampard told reporters: “The first user to put pressure on me is me. I do this all the time, for better or for worse. I take it. It worries me. That’s how I am. “
Meanwhile, the Blues are contemplating moving AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma despite adding Edouard Mendy to their ranks last year.
The 21-year-old Italian is expected to be without a contract at the end of the season.
And Chelsea has been linked to a blow from Strasbourg defender Mohamed Simakan.
Sport10 claims the club has been in touch with the Ligue 1 aspect for a move imaginable for the star valued at £ 13. 5 million.
The Strasbourg ace has been targeted by AC Milan, Burnley, Tottenham and West Ham.
And TalkSport’s Tony Cascarino believes Declan Rice may be offering Chelsea more security in the midfield.
The former Blues ace believes his former team deserves a move for the West Ham star.
Chelsea have reportedly contacted Strasbourg to ask Mohamed Simakan.
Sport10 claims the Blues have contacted the French club after a hit to the player valued at £ 13. 5 million.
The defender has been a normal starter for the Ligue 1 team, with 17 appearances this season.
Frank Lampard is believed to be considering Simakan as a long-term replacement for Thiago Silva, 36.
The Ligue 1 star has been targeted by AC Milan, Burnley, Tottenham and West Ham.
Tony Cascarino believes that Declan Rice could provide Chelsea with more security in the midfield.
Frank Lampard is believed to like the West Ham player.
But the Blues blunderer has reportedly been unable to make a move after spending £ 200 million this summer.
Chelsea is believed to have to prepare a sizeable offer to buy Rice, worth around £ 80 million.
Cascarino told TalkSport, “Declan Rice can help people.
“I learned this early in my career, one of the greatest skills you can have is to do undeniable things well and if you can you will be a great player. “
Real Madrid are said to be ahead of Chelsea in the race to sign Bundesliga star David Alaba.
The Austrian finisher is expected to be out of contract with Bayern Munich at the end of the season, after failing to reach an agreement with the club.
Chelsea are among Prem’s teams that are said to be willing to move for the player.
However, Marca claims that Madrid has signed a four-year deal for £ 8. 9 million a year to tempt the Munich star.
Chelsea have reportedly made contact with AC Milan forward Gianluigi Donnaruma despite the addition of Edouard Mendy to their ranks last summer.
Mendy began his career with the Blues, keeping ten blanks in 17 Premier League and Champions League games.
However, there are rumors that Chelsea could be ready to launch a wonderful move for Donnauma with the 21-year-old without a contract at the end of this season.
Juventus and Inter are also believed to be in the running to pinpoint the Italian goalkeeper.
Olivier Giroud has reportedly fed new hypotheses about his long career in the Chelsea jersey.
The French star, who was recently targeted by West Ham, has made just six starts in all competitions this quarter.
And the Blues frontman has been closely tied to a Stamford Bridge outing this month.
Giroud told Sky Sports: “I’m the happiest guy when I’m on the field.
“We’ll see what happens in the next few months, but I just need to keep my power high. When I’m on the court, I just try to be part of the team.
“In fact, I need the most productive for this team and in fact we have a wonderful opportunity to win anything at Chelsea with this wonderful team. I’m just going to continue like this and look to move on. “
Jermaine Jenas believes Chelsea are tied with Manchester United and Tottenham when it comes to the club taking Liverpool’s name away.
The former Spurs ace believes his former team still has a thing for the Blues.
Chelsea is enough to tie Tottenham on issues if they beat Manchester City on Sunday.
Jenas told BT Sport: “He’s there for a lot of teams to be honest. Just a few weeks or a month ago we were doing a test at Manchester United and Ole’s paintings on the line for this game opposite Everton. “
“It has changed the rules of the game where they are co-leaders in the Premier League.
“The scenario here at Tottenham is the same. They had a little challenge. Chelsea had a little challenge and now the brands will be with Frank, can they get out of it?”
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