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Lampard defiant in face of Mourinho criticism after United defeat

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12 August, 2019, 08:45 am
Last modified: 12 August, 2019, 08:45 am

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Lampard defiant in face of Mourinho criticism after United defeat

Mourinho made his debut as a television pundit for Sky Sports on the day Lampard was in charge of Chelsea for a Premier League game for the first time.

Reuters
12 August, 2019, 08:45 am
Last modified: 12 August, 2019, 08:45 am
Lampard defiant in face of Mourinho criticism after United defeat

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard defended his team selection for Sunday’s 4-0 defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford in response to criticism from his former boss Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho made his debut as a television pundit for Sky Sports on the day Lampard, his former midfield general, was in charge of Chelsea for a Premier League game for the first time.

Frank Lampard says @ChelseaFC's defeat at @ManUtd was a "reality check" but insists the scoreline flattered the hosts #MUNCHE

? REPORT: https://t.co/iCzgsSP74X pic.twitter.com/83PIyNps8U— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 11, 2019

The Portuguese coach, sacked by Manchester United in December, was making a criticism of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s strikers Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial which then veered into a damning verdict on the west London club where he won Premier League titles in two separate spells.

Rashford scored twice on Sunday and Martial was also on target, along with new signing Dan James, but Mourinho questioned whether they could perform consistently well against more solid defences.

4-0 - As well as being the joint-heaviest managerial defeat of his career so far, Frank Lampard has suffered the heaviest defeat by a Chelsea manager in their first game in charge since Danny Blanchflower lost 7-2 at Middlesbrough in December 1978. Crying. #MUNCHE pic.twitter.com/QbBlZBFMSh— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 11, 2019

“I think they can when they are facing teams like Chelsea, I think they were too soft,” Mourinho said, before questioning Lampard’s tactical approach.

“(Chelsea) were not compact defensively, too much space to play, not enough aggression on the ball, the defensive line, the midfield, the attack, they were not compact,” he said.

“(Forward) Tammy Abraham was staying up, (Ross) Barkley was staying up, (Mason) Mount was staying up, Pedro was staying up.

“Nowadays you look to the good teams and all the good teams defend compact. Higher block or lower block, the lower block is more defensive, the higher block more offensive, more aggressive, but always in the block.

“It’s just a basic principle, you have to defend compact, and Chelsea were never that, so it was too easy for Man United,” he said.

"Four. Man City, Tottenham, Liverpool and Man City's B team!"

Jose Mourinho when asked how many sides have a realistic chance of winning the title this year.

Watch Super Sunday live now on Sky Sports Premier League ? pic.twitter.com/rWUI0turLW— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 11, 2019

Mourinho also questioned Lampard’s team selection, in particular his decision to start with midfielder N’Golo Kante, returning from injury, on the bench.

“(Marcos) Alonso was on the bench, Kante was on the bench, (Olivier) Giroud was on the bench, and to come to Old Trafford, even if this is not the huge Manchester United that used to scare people, it’s Manchester United.

“A little bit of experience would fit well with the team. You look to the performance of Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham and for matches of this dimension you need a little bit more,” he said.

⭐ THE SPECIAL ONE'S DEBUT

What a game to unveil @SkySports' star summer signing Jose Mourinho ✍️

On Super Sunday the legendary boss offered unique insight into both his former clubs, @ManUtd and @ChelseaFC - watch the best bits here!

? READ MORE: https://t.co/PdtzPpdpz9 pic.twitter.com/Yc1xLm0lXZ— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 11, 2019

Lampard appeared surprised by Mourinho’s comments, particularly about 20-year-old Mount, who was making his Premier League debut.

“He didn’t like the performance of Mason Mount? Did he say Mason Mount?” asked Lampard, before saying fitness issues had influenced his choices.

“Well I can’t drag people out of the medical room to play. If they are experienced or not, the players are the players that played today.

“I don’t have to be too concerned about what anyone else says, pundit wise or whoever they may be, they have to speak.

“At the same time, what is clear is the squad is the squad that we have got. I believe in it and if we go into halftime two or three-nil up, as we probably should have done if we were more clinical and with a stroke of luck here and there, the game could have been completely different.”

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Frank Lampard / Chelsea FC / Jose Mourinho

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