Frank Lampard will warn his Chelsea players to live up to their “role model responsibilities” and avoid breaking social distancing this Christmas.
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Blues boss Lampard has admitted that he will remind his Chelsea team to be careful to follow government guidelines on managing Covid-19 as the Premier League season reaches its traditional holiday frenzy.
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Chelsea’s duo in England, Tammy Abraham and Ben Chilwell, broke coronavirus restrictions at the 1st’s birthday party in October, and both missed the international action and apologized.
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While Lampard said that noisy Christmas parties are a thing of the past in the Premier League, he admitted that he would speak to his players about their behavior.
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“I will have those conversations, I will reiterate your responsibilities,” Lampard said.
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“The Christmas party of yesteryear has gone down a lot now anyway. Players are so well followed in terms of social media, etc., that the parties I might have been involved in in the past don’t happen in the current one.” , said.
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“Seriously speaking, we have new signings this year and, in a way, a new squad and we have missed the opportunity to go out more often and have dinner together.”
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“It’s tough in terms of Covid, but it’s the same for everyone, and players have responsibilities as role models for outsiders and to do what’s right for their careers.”
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“Especially when they play so frequently during Christmas, they have to potentially live differently from the rest of the crowd and focus, and that’s a constant reminder.”
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Meanwhile, Lampard has admitted that trying to maximize Christian Pulisic’s impact at Chelsea remains a “work in progress.”
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Pulisic will be in good shape for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Everton, having shaken off his latest hamstring jab earlier this week.
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The United States forward has avoided injury in clear relief for both player and manager at Stamford Bridge.
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But Pulisic has suffered from a series of hamstring problems, and Blues boss Lampard admitted that he, the player and the club are still working hard to find the right balance between work and rest to help the 22-year-old. to thrive in West London.
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“Christian is a work in progress. I don’t want to call this a midweek injury. If the game had been a different kind of game, maybe I would have used it.”
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“We know his skills, that’s very clear, he showed them when he came in against Leeds last week.
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“I just have to find the right way to get the best out of him on a regular and consistent basis.”
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