Chelsea is wanting ahead to the problem of being underdogs at Real Madrid of their Champions League quarterfinal, first leg on Wednesday, interim supervisor Frank Lampard stated.
Lampard received off to a dropping begin on his return to the recent seat on the membership in a caretaker capability on Saturday, with the Blues overwhelmed 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Chelsea has had a disappointing season and is languishing in eleventh place within the Premier League, having sacked supervisor Graham Potter on April 2 earlier than bringing Lampard again.
“The Premier League is one of the greatest challenges in world football … and those challenges have obviously taken us to a place we don’t want to be as Chelsea,” Lampard advised a news convention on Tuesday, forward of his second recreation in cost.
“I think the Champions League sometimes offers you a bit of escapism from that – a different speed of game, knockout football, those things can all contribute to getting different success in the same season.
“There’s pressure on both teams due to the size of both clubs. Are Real Madrid favourites? Yes. (But) there’s no better carrot in football than trying to prove people wrong.
“I think that’s a nice challenge for us. I’m not worried about that, in terms of pressure. Football at this level is pressure and if you can’t handle it, you’re not a big club or big player.”
Chelsea is 17 factors off the top-four with eight Premier League video games left so profitable the Champions League is its solely life like highway to Europe’s elite competitors for subsequent season.
Last time period it additionally confronted Real Madrid within the quarterfinals and gained the return leg on the Santiago Bernabeu 3-2 however was knocked out on combination as a result of a 3-1 loss at house.
“One thing I would say that the players have to understand is that this is a special arena and special football club,” Lampard added. “My focus will not be on last year, it will be on what we can do this year as a team.
“I think we have to understand the strength of the Real Madrid team. We have to be disciplined with our game off the ball, understand the threats, ways they like to score and how they control the game.
“We also have to show our own strengths in our game. We have to have belief and follow through with what the idea is under pressure.”
The Chelsea boss stated midfielders N’Golo Kante and Mason Mount plus defender Thiago Silva, who all missed the journey to Wolves however skilled with the squad on Tuesday, will likely be accessible.
“They’re all fit, they’re all in the squad. They are good and they are here,” Lampard stated.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com