Frank Lampard: Chelsea need consistent selection to forge player partnerships

Chelsea interim manager Frank Lampard believes it's crucial to find effective player combinations within the squad.

After losing seven of their last nine games across all competitions, the Blues find themselves in crisis with Lampard hoping to steady the ship in the final stretch of the campaign.

The west London outfit won their first game in 10 last weekend, with a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth, and Lampard is eager to build on that result by identifying player partnerships on the field and giving them time to reinforce successful bonds.

"In a broad sense, and I am not just talking about with myself, this season the numbers show that we are the team that changes its 11 the most," said Lampard, via the official Chelsea website.

"We all know the great teams out there that we have witnessed over the last however many years, and you can name the connections in them.

"When those things are not settled, it is very hard to get a consistency of what you want and you end up searching for it.

"That can be difficult and that is probably why people call it transition and that is a challenge.

"In my position now, as much as we want results, because results will get thrown in your face, we also need to try to find those little connections within the team for what will be going forward.

"Some of the younger players who have come into the club have maybe not had the opportunity to settle, to feel comfortable in the team, to understand that the full-back is going to overlap them or the midfield player is going to support them."

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