Matt Law of the Telegraph has been covering Chelsea for some time, and while he’s not actually a fan of the club, he obviously has picked up a few arguments in favour of the Blues along the way.
One of these has recently come to light. He’s been praising Frank Lampard for using all these young players and revolutionising this team. The doubters reply that that was all because of the transfer ban that the club has faced, but that doesn’t give the full story, and Law has a good response.
Common response to this is 'transfer ban'. Fine but Lampard wasn't forced to sell Luiz and play Tomori. Or forced to loan out Bakayoko and Drinkwater and play Mount. Or forced to play Abraham over Batshuayi and Giroud, a World Cup winner. Or forced to pick Hudson-Odoi over Pedro. https://t.co/ZXJfcwurCo
— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) October 29, 2019
Chelsea were indeed given a ban, but Frank Lampard still had a bloated squad full of a mix of failed signings and talented young players returning from loans. He could easily have stuck with the players who cost money and had more experience and left or loaned out the kids.
He went with the latter group, and is reaping the rewards, but he didn’t have to. He could have played Pedro, Bakayoko and kept David Luiz at the club, rather than risking it all on these youngsters.
