Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard has come out to say that his club needs to sign new players in the January transfer window after surviving a late scare to beat Hull 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round.
The young coach is not happy with his team’s inability to seal victories early in the game as they seek to continue in the cups, remain in the EPL’s top four and compete in the UCL.
According to him, Chelsea has to make the right moves the month to replace what they have missed after sanctioning the sale of Hazard.
He added that the transfer ban has already delayed a lot of things and now is the time to act fast.
He added that “There is no movement to speak of now,”
“We got a punishment in the summer and it is meant to hurt you.
“We lost certainly one of the biggest players in our history and one of the most effective and dominant players in terms of what he did. That is the situation.
“My job is to work every day on the training ground to make the players better and the other part for the club is how we move forward by bringing in players.
“We lost ground last summer, so we need to, for the short-term, push for this top four finish because I have a strong feeling where we can improve personnel-wise to take us forward. For me it’s clear.
“The money of it is not my job but I have to be honest and truthful. Short term recruitment is something we have to get right.”
On the game, “I’m pleased. You can never take these games for granted,”
“There was a full house here. I know that is not always the norm so the atmosphere was bigger.
“In the first half Hull weren’t great, and that’s no disrespect because in the second half they were really good and put us under pressure.
“The first half was our time, when they were not quite at it, to finish the game. We had one-on-ones through the middle with their keeper. We got a little bit sloppy when we thought we were playing well and we didn’t really capitalise on chances, which imparts a bit of pressure.
“The cup tie carried on into the 94th minute because of us and because Hull gave it everything to try and get back in the game.
“The game was in the balance [when we scored our second]. You could sense it. So yes, the second goal was big for us because it gave us a cushion.”
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