Chelsea legend and record goal scorer Frank Lampard has questioned the
club's decision to sell Nemanja Matic to Manchester United.
The Blues lost on penalties to Arsenal in Sunday's Community Shield
after the match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Speaking as part of BT Sport's coverage of Sunday's match, the former
England international was less than impressed with the state of the
Chelsea squad going into the new season.
"You look at the two teams there, and Chelsea have got almost half of
what the Arsenal squad is,"
He said
"If we're talking about quality, I still think Chelsea have that
quality, but when Conte was at Juventus he used to do the same thing
in the summer. He used to push the club to buy more players to move
forward.
"I think he's concerned as he's going to lose [Diego] Costa, they've
lost [Nemanja] Matic. They've brought players in but I think he wants
more because now they're going to be fighting on the Champions League
front.
"It was a strange one [to see Matic go to United]. He was such a huge
part of Chelsea's play last year alongside Kante at the base. He let
the wing-backs fly on and he allowed Pedro and Willian freedom to go
forward."
Antonio Conte had on Friday also questioned the sale of Matic to
Manchester United. When asked on his feelings on the Serbian's
departure, his reply was, the club's board should be asked why he was
sold.
The manager has called for more signings to strengthen his squad as
they are currently short on numbers with just replacement signed for
players that have departed.
So far, Antonio Rudiger and Tiemoue Babayoko are deemed replacements
for John Terry and Nemanja Matic. While Alvaro Morata is expected to
fill the void of Diego Costa who is now a outcast at the club and is
expected to leave.
Chelsea are back in Europe's premier club competition the Champions
League this season. Whereas last season, there played no part in
Europe. which is one reason the manager has called for additional
signings to strengthen his squad in order to cover for the increased
number of matches.
club's decision to sell Nemanja Matic to Manchester United.
The Blues lost on penalties to Arsenal in Sunday's Community Shield
after the match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Speaking as part of BT Sport's coverage of Sunday's match, the former
England international was less than impressed with the state of the
Chelsea squad going into the new season.
"You look at the two teams there, and Chelsea have got almost half of
what the Arsenal squad is,"
He said
"If we're talking about quality, I still think Chelsea have that
quality, but when Conte was at Juventus he used to do the same thing
in the summer. He used to push the club to buy more players to move
forward.
"I think he's concerned as he's going to lose [Diego] Costa, they've
lost [Nemanja] Matic. They've brought players in but I think he wants
more because now they're going to be fighting on the Champions League
front.
"It was a strange one [to see Matic go to United]. He was such a huge
part of Chelsea's play last year alongside Kante at the base. He let
the wing-backs fly on and he allowed Pedro and Willian freedom to go
forward."
Antonio Conte had on Friday also questioned the sale of Matic to
Manchester United. When asked on his feelings on the Serbian's
departure, his reply was, the club's board should be asked why he was
sold.
The manager has called for more signings to strengthen his squad as
they are currently short on numbers with just replacement signed for
players that have departed.
So far, Antonio Rudiger and Tiemoue Babayoko are deemed replacements
for John Terry and Nemanja Matic. While Alvaro Morata is expected to
fill the void of Diego Costa who is now a outcast at the club and is
expected to leave.
Chelsea are back in Europe's premier club competition the Champions
League this season. Whereas last season, there played no part in
Europe. which is one reason the manager has called for additional
signings to strengthen his squad in order to cover for the increased
number of matches.
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