Chelsea’s Reece James launches impassioned defence of Frank Lampard

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Reece James launches impassioned defence of Frank Lampard despite losing further ground in title race as he claims Chelsea are still in a ‘rebuild’ and insists big-money new signings are ‘adapting to a new style of football’

  • Chelsea dropped points at home as they were held by Aston Villa on Monday
  • Frank Lampard’s side have won just one of their last five league games
  • Blues are sixth in the table and six points behind league leaders Liverpool 
  • Summer signings Timo Werner and Kai Havertz are struggling to make an impact 

By James Dutton For Mailonline

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Reece James came to the defence of Frank Lampard on Monday night as critics rounded on the Chelsea manager after they dropped further ground in the title race.

The Blues have one just one of their last five league games after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Aston Villa.

Lampard’s side now sit sixth, six points behind league leaders Liverpool, but the full-back, who sat out the draw with a knee injury, believes many are losing sight of the job on the manager’s hands.

Reece James came to the defence of Chelsea boss Frank Lampard on Monday night

And he came to the defence of big-money signings, like Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, who have so far struggled to hit the heights in England. 

JAMES POST IN FULL 

Another 2 points dropped tonight, it’s obviously tough to take but we will get there. I feel for Frank because a lot of people are putting him under pressure but what people aren’t remembering is that we are in a rebuild and the big names that have come in are just adapting to a new style of football, new language, new team mates and many other things going on in their new lives. It will come but what we can do as fans is support our players and coaching staff and stop giving them stick just when we don’t win 5-0 every week, come on guys seriously. There are really people out there that do not like Frank Lampard? Frank Lampard, the heart of Chelsea. Come on, get behind our club, we want to win the league, we want to win the Champions League. These things will come in the future if we play our part in supporting our players and welcoming the new ones. For sure i’m backing Frank all the way. Up the Chels, time will tell guys, get behind them!! 

He said, in a lengthy post on Instagram: ‘Another 2 points dropped tonight, it’s obviously tough to take but we will get there. 

‘I feel for Frank because a lot of people are putting him under pressure but what people aren’t remembering is that we are in a rebuild and the big names that have come in are just adapting to a new style of football, new language, new team mates and many other things going on in their new lives. 

‘It will come but what we can do as fans is support our players and coaching staff and stop giving them stick just when we don’t win 5-0 every week, come on guys seriously. 

‘There are really people out there that do not like Frank Lampard? Frank Lampard, the heart of Chelsea. Come on, get behind our club, we want to win the league, we want to win the Champions League. 

‘These things will come in the future if we play our part in supporting our players and welcoming the new ones. For sure i’m backing Frank all the way. Up the Chels, time will tell guys, get behind them!!’