How Lampard Could Set Up Chelsea Next Season | Starting XI, Formation & Tactics

How could Frank Lampard set up Chelsea if he replaces Maurizio Sarri as manager? The Chelsea legend won the Champions League as a player and could bring the glory days back to Stamford Bridge. If Lampard were to take over at Chelsea, what would he need to do to bring the Premier League back to West London?

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One of the major criticisms of Sarri at Chelsea was that he didn’t make use of World Cup winning midfielder N’Golo Kante. Kante has arguably been the best ball-winning midfielder in the Premier League for some time now, and Sarri’s decision to use him in a more advanced role caused frustration among Chelsea fans and arguably limited his midfield’s ability to win the ball effectively. Expect Frank Lampard to deploy Kante as very much a ball-winner in his side to great effect.

Chelsea have a plethora of talent at both full-back and centre back, and Lampard will be keen to make better use of these players than Sarri did. Due to Conte’s influence on the current players, many of the full backs are better-suited to playing as wing-backs and so I wouldn’t be surprised to see Lampard switch to a five at the back when he takes the reigns at Stamford Bridge.

With Eden Hazard departed, Callum Hundson-Odoi should be made the creative fulcrum of the team from that left flank. The young English forward will miss the start of the season with a major injury, but when he does return I’d like to see Frank Lampard put that trust in Hudson-Odoi and allow him to become Chelsea’s chief creator - which he’s clearly good enough to be. Christian Pulisic will almost certainly be Chelsea’s only new arrival, and it would be sensible to play him in a more central role - as either a CM, AM or false 9 - whilst he adjusts to his new team.

Finally I’d expect Frank Lampard to make better use of Chelsea’s world class academy. The likes of Reece James, Tammy Abraham and Ola Aina have put Chelsea’s lack of trust in them to shame having had standout campaigns in 18/19. I’d expect Frank Lampard to be more trusting of Chelsea’s youth products and potentially look to build his team around homegrown talent!

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