Lampard warns his Chelsea ‘flops’

Sheffield – Frank Lampard warned his Chelsea flops that he “won’t forget” the lessons learned from their damaging 3-0 defeat at Sheffield United on Saturday.

Lampard’s side were punished for some dismal defending at Bramall Lane as David McGoldrick struck twice, either side of Oli McBurnie’s goal.

The Blues remain third after a second defeat in their last four games.

They could be down to fifth by tonight if Manchester United defeat Southampton.

It was another alarmingly sloppy display from Chelsea, whose other loss since the restart was a defensively shambolic 3-2 loss at lowly West Ham.

Lampard was furious with his team’s lack of desire and said: “They were better than us, physically, in the mind and with the ball. So you lose the game.

“They were stronger than us. You feel and hear every noise and all I could hear was Sheffield United voices. They are a good team. If you come here and perform below par this is what will happen.

“We were too slow and weren’t getting our wingers into the game. We tried to get control, which we did but weren’t threatening. At 2-0 down you make it difficult for yourselves.

“You analyse all season and review and move forward. I learned a lot and I won’t forget that.”

With games against Norwich, Liverpool and Wolves left, Chelsea will hope second-placed Manchester City’s two-year European ban is upheld today.

In that case, finishing fifth would guarantee Champions League qualification.

The Blades are unbeaten in their last four games, with Chelsea their latest scalp after impressive wins over Tottenham and Wolves.

“I am not concerned about top four today. All I do is sit and watch the games and consider what we want to do. But today, I am concerned with how we performed,” Lampard said.