CHELSEA NEWS IN FIVE MINUTES | ROMAN ABRAMOVICH TO GIVE FRANK LAMPARD MORE TIME?

Welcome to the Chelsea news in five minutes here on the channel with reports that after a meeting today, Roman Abramovich is prepared to give Frank Lampard time to turn things around at Chelsea. 

Frank Lampard is fighting to hold on to his Chelsea job as owner Roman Abramovich considers how long he will have to try to turn around the slump in form that has seen his team beaten five times in eight Premier League games. 

Chelsea’s latest defeat came at the hands of Leicester City, which left Lampard’s team nine points behind the Foxes and off in the pace in the race for the top four. The Blues have three big home games coming up against Luton Town in the FA Cup and Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley in the Premier League, which offer the opportunity to revive the season. 

Lampard has not sought any reassurances over his future but remains confident he can find a solution to Chelsea’s current predicament and knows he must instigate a quick turnaround in fortunes and close the gap on the top four. 

Now 18 months into the three-year contract he was given when he was appointed in the summer of 2019, Lampard overachieved in his first season in charge, during which the Blues did not sign any players, by guiding the club to Champions League qualification and the final of the FA Cup - The Telegraph