A closer look at Chelsea headlines as club legend Frank Lampard is tipped for a new job and Enzo Maresca is told about an issue within his squad
Chelsea will be keeping a close eye on their players who are currently away on international duty. Trevoh Chalobah has been added to that list on Tuesday after being named as one of two replacements for injured players in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad.
Chalobah has been a standout performer for Enzo Maresca’s side this season. The 26-year-old will hope to add to his one England cap under the same manager who gave him his Chelsea debut in 2021.
Tuchel’s predecessor at Stamford Bridge, Frank Lampard has been earning plaudits for his work at Coventry City. The 47-year-old has guided Coventry to the top of the Championship and Lampard has been backed to land a new role, should his success continue.
Meanwhile, Jamie Carragher has informed Enzo Maresca of a key issue in his Chelsea squad that is preventing the Blues from reaching the next level. Here, Mirror Football looks at some of the headlines surrounding Chelsea.
Frank Lampard tipped for new role
Former Chelsea assistant coach Jody Morris believes Coventry City boss Frank Lampard could soon be in the running to be named England boss. Thomas Tuchel’s contract currently only runs until the end of the World Cup and Morris believes his ex-Chelsea teammate should be among the leading candidates for the England job.
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“Absolutely. When you look at the English managers that are out there, Eddie Howe is the outstanding candidate. He has been for the last five or six years. But then you can’t help but think about Lampard,” Morris told Metro via GeckoPlay Casino.
“The jobs he’s done at previous clubs already, he’s English, he’s bright. I think it’s something he’d be open to. He’s performed at [international] level and knows what it takes. He understands players really well.
“I think it’d be a great fit for the FA. If he’d want to do it after Tuchel, it depends how long he’s in the job for… I don’t know. If Lampard gets the success he looks like he’s en route to getting at Coventry, I’d imagine quite a few people would like his services.”
Enzo Maresca’s problem’
Jamie Carragher believes Chelsea’s lack of a clear first-choice team is stopping the club from going to the next level. The Liverpool icon has argued that Enzo Maresca’s team rotation is a sign that the squad is missing star performers in key areas.
“I think the problem with Chelsea is, I think they obviously buy a lot of players. They’ve got a big squad, but a lot of the players are the same,” Carragher said on The Overlap. “It feels like every winger is the same when they swap them.
“So I think when you’re a manager, you’ve got the options and it’s not like one’s like a superstar and the other one’s just okay. So you’re always going to pick the main one. I feel like a lot of [Chelsea’s] players, there’s not that much difference.
“If you’re the front three, you could have a different front three and it wouldn’t completely change the level of the team.”
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