Frank Lampard scolds journalist in impressive conversation at press conference

Chelsea coach Frank Lampard is showing signs of feeling the pressure on Stamford Bridge, while speculation about his uncertain future is heightened by hitting a journalist who asked a question about confidence levels in the team.

Having seemed to fix their weaknesses during a good run from late October to early December, Chelsea lost five of the last eight Premier League games and slid into an intermediate position.

Lampard himself said he was “concerned” about the alarming series of results following the most recent defeat against Leicester, when he admitted that several of his players had not done the least – such as running, running and covering land.

Rumor has it that the 42-year-old legend of Stamford Bridge, whose team appears to have gotten worse since spending more than £ 200 million in the summer, could lose his job if the results don’t improve. Chelsea are still closely linked to Thomas Tuchel or Julian Nagelsmann as possible substitutes.

The journalist in particular was Liam Twomey of The Athletic, whose question focused on the importance of having someone like Petr Cech around the team on a daily basis.

“At a time like this, when confidence seems to be low in the team, and many players, individually, seem to be struggling, how valuable it is to have someone around the starting lineup, who, like you, had a very similar victory mentality as player and similar experience in good times and bad at the highest level? came Twomey’s question.

Polite, relevant and valid as he seemed, Lampard shuddered as soon as the word ‘confidence’ was uttered, clearly highlighting his discontent with what he perceives as a negative representation of his team. He then rebuked the journalist, accusing him of biased and unfair reporting in an impressive exchange that only serves to underline the idea that he It’s feeling the pressure.

“I think their confidence would be undermined if they read the pieces you write at the moment,” replied a Lampard more than icy.

“I read some of them and some of the confirmation biases that you always think about games are almost like a social media analyst trying to get a negative reaction. I read the pieces when we were doing well, too, and they were not on both sides.

“I think for a journalist to be objective would be a great start, because if the players read it, I would feel that way,” he continued, becoming more and more thorny. Only then did he really focus on the original question about Cech and give a more measured and calm answer.

Twomey later adopted Twitter, explaining that he was “reluctant” to respond, but insisting that he disagrees with Lampard’s opinion of his objectivity and that nothing is personal.

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