Chelsea v Frank Lampard: “We weren’t taken seriously”

Winner against Wolverhampton Sunday evening (2-0) thanks in particular to a new goal from Olivier Giroud, Chelsea have qualified for the next Champions League. A fair reward for a Blues team which has not let go this season, when no one expected it at this level. At a post-match press conference, Frank Lampard, the coach of Chelsea, welcomed this feat achieved by his team, happy to silence the skeptics at the start of the season.

“This qualification means a lot to me”

“The discipline of my team today was fantastic. It hasn’t always been the case at home this season. Qualifying means a lot to me. We weren’t taken seriously at the start of the season, but we We were able to give opportunities to young players and to advance those who were already there. There were a lot of unknowns at the beginning, about our ability to continue to advance without Eden Hazard “, first declared the former glory of the club.

“We knew we had lost a great player. But we have a real state of mind in this group now, and a real sense of collective effort. Me and my staff, we want to continue to progress, the challenge and now to see what more we can do next season “Frank Lampard then added. With the arrivals already recorded by Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech, Chelsea has given itself the means to achieve its ambitions. The progression may be just beginning.

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