Chelsea suffered yet another defeat, this time losing to AFC Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
The Blues went down 1-0 at home this weekend meaning Lampard’s men have now lost four out of their last five league matches and are agonisingly close to losing their top-four spot on the table.
Chelsea started the match on the back foot but slowly they took control of the game despite failing to work the Cherries keeper. While it was tough picking for the home side but everyone had a feeling that they would eventually manage to find a way past Eddie Howe’s men.
Sadly though that was not to be as Dan Gosling scored the only goal of the game in the 84th minute helping the away side pick up their first win in six league matches.
And speaking after the match, Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has explained that his side have been suffering badly during the past couple of weeks primarily due to their one-dimensional nature.
‘I’m disappointed,’ said the boss[as reported by the club’s official website].
‘I did feel guarded against this when everyone on the outside was getting excited with seven wins on the trot. I was more level-headed because I felt there was more work to do and now we see there is definitely more work to do.
‘When we play against teams who are organised and want to stop us playing – West Ham, Everton, Bournemouth today – we have to find another way and we haven’t managed to do that.
‘That then brings nerves and stress in the stadium and within the team, which we haven’t deal with well enough.
‘This is the reality – if we’re not at our best, if we haven’t got enough to break teams down that are organised, if players with their individual qualities and personality can’t do something to beat teams that are organised, then we need to find another way.’
The loss means Chelsea are now just about clinging onto their Champions League spot which could very well disseminate by the next weekend when Lampard takes his young side across London to take on Tottenham Hotspur.
