Frank Lampard has done some great work with the Chelsea side this season but it looks like he will not be able to win a silverware during his first campaign in charge.
The Blues looked all set to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup final on Saturday but the Gunners dug deep and managed to win the match 2-1.
Despite taking the lead in the 5th minute of the match, Chelsea lost control of the game and Frank Lampard later went on to explain how a combination of complacency and bad luck cost his side the FA Cup.
‘We started well for 10 or 15 minutes, scored a goal and created a few chances were in control of the game,’ the boss said after the match. ‘But after that, we can only blame ourselves from that point in football terms.
‘We got complacent. We took too long on the ball, we started playing short passes like it was a stroll. An FA Cup final can never be a stroll. We allowed Arsenal back in the game and from that point onwards, it’s always going to be difficult. A lot of today was on us.
‘In the second half we came out brighter if Christian goes through and scores as opposed to missing and doing his hamstring – well, the circumstances in the game conspired against us.
‘It’s been a busy period for us. The players have given everything. With 10 men the last 20 minutes was a really difficult challenge for them.
“We shouldn’t become too stuck on today. Of course, we are disappointed tonight, but over the season as a whole what we have managed to do, come where we did in the league, is a huge plus for us.
Christian Pulisic was forced out of the #FACupFinal with an apparent hamstring injury.
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‘Today would have been the icing on the cake but it wasn’t to be.’
Chelsea controlled most of the match with almost 60% possession and Christian Pulisic was undoubtedly their best player.
But the American international had to be taken off in the second half with a hamstring injury which was indeed a big blow for Frank Lampard has his plans for the final quarter of the match.
