Chelsea defender Reece James and midfielder Mason Mount will miss the remainder of the season resulting from accidents, interim supervisor Frank Lampard stated on Tuesday.
James has been dominated out with a hamstring damage whereas Mount has been sidelined with an stomach downside, though he has an outdoor probability of returning for the final sport of the season.
“James will be unavailable for the rest of the season. Mount the same, he might make the last match but that’s unlikely. That’s obviously disappointing for us,” Lampard informed reporters forward of Wednesday’s Premier League conflict in opposition to Brentford.
“Kai (Havertz) is still struggling with his knee but should be available for the end of the week.”
Chelsea, which is eleventh within the league standings and liable to its worst home league end in practically 30 years, will look to finish its seven-game winless run in all competitions in opposition to Brentford.
Chelsea is 5 factors behind its west London rival, which has performed a sport extra, as Lampard seeks for his first win since returning to Stamford Bridge following Graham Potter’s departure.
“I wouldn’t expect anything in football, but we have come in to a club with big difficulties with not a lot of time,” stated Lampard, who misplaced his first 4 video games.
“A lot of factors as to the four games I have been here, the team and club have been struggling for a while, we are here to help. Things won’t change in a short time.”
Chelsea has nothing left to play for this season with qualifying for Europe a tricky job however Lampard stated motivating gamers wouldn’t be an issue.
“I don’t have a mentality that there is nothing to play for. They have been fortunate at Chelsea to have had that for 15, 20 years, but it’s a reality when you have a long career, you won’t compete every season,” he stated.
“We now have seven games, three against the top four, so will be interesting to see how the players react.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com