Chelsea will welcome Leeds United at their home ground for the Premier League match and Lampard sheds light on the old rivalry between the two clubs. to top that, there is a history of rivalry between the two coaches of the clubs- Frank Lampard and Bielsa.
Leeds coach sent his staffs two years ago to watch the Chelsea training at Derby County and when came in limelight, the incident made the Leeds coach give a fine as a punishment.
No wonder the Chelsea coach is keen to face the high competitive Leeds side even though he said that he has moved on from the incident.
‘I’m aware of the rivalry myself from being a Chelsea player for so long and I know how the fans feel about it,’ Lampard said in the build-up to the game.
‘That’s football rivalry in the Premier League between two huge clubs with a history.
‘It’s hard for me to equate that history when I talk to certain players like Timo Werner or Kai Havertz. They don’t know the history so they can only look at Leeds at face value and see a very well-managed team that plays with incredible energy and speed in their game.
‘I don’t know if rivalry will come into it or not but it will be a competitive match because that’s how Leeds approaches games these days,’ said Frank Lamaprd as per the Chelsea official website.
Leeds has proved to be the dark horse of Premier League as they boast of having the second-highest number of shots currently. Lampard is aware that it will be a big test for his newly improved defence and that they have to work hard to earn three points from this game.
‘It will be a big test for us. If you analyse Leeds, which is not easy because of the way they play, you see they have lots of shots and score goals against top teams. We’ll have to be at our absolute best in terms of concentration and the togetherness in how we defend,’ said the coach.
‘We’ve been showing some really good signs and that’s how you get clean sheets from front to back but it will be a huge test because they’re one of the most dangerous teams in the league.’
Chelsea has conceded just two goals in 10 matches and a win will make them a temporary League leader. The side is determined not to lose focus and continue their unbeatable streak of this new campaign. One good news is Lampard will have his full squad for the match and plenty of options from the bench as well if things don’t go as planned.
