{"id":1097850,"date":"2019-07-12T17:47:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T16:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1097850"},"modified":"2019-07-12T17:55:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T16:55:55","slug":"kovacic-hoping-to-end-poor-goalscoring-record-under-frank-lampard","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/kovacic-hoping-to-end-poor-goalscoring-record-under-frank-lampard\/","title":{"rendered":"Kovacic hoping to end poor goalscoring record under Frank Lampard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mateo Kovacic hopes the appointment of Frank Lampard as Chelsea manager can lead to him improving his scoring ability.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Croatian midfielder permanently swapped Real Madrid for Stamford Bridge this summer having spent the 2018\/19 campaign on loan at the west London club.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7311398-alexander-arnold-s-perfect-mentor-the-goat-right-back-is-available-for-free<\/p>\n<p>He initially joined with Maurizio Sarri at the helm, subsequently becoming a prominent squad member, but heads into next season under Lampard&#8217;s leadership after the Blues legend returned following a year in charge of Derby County.<\/p>\n<p>Having hung up his boots in 2016, the Londoner remains Chelsea&#8217;s most prolific goalscoring, bagging 211 goals across 648 appearances. In five consecutive seasons &#8212; 2005\/06 to 2009\/10 &#8212; he would score at least 20 goals.<\/p>\n<p>If there&#8217;s one area where Kovacic is lacking, it&#8217;s perhaps composure in front of goal: he didn&#8217;t manage one in 52 outings under Sarri but hopes that changes with Lampard now coaching him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Pogba, Neymar, Matthijs de Ligt TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CTMFBdS-T8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to working with him a lot,&#8221; he told Chelsea&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/en\/news\/2019\/07\/11\/mateo-kovacic-on-his-permanent-switch-from-spain-and-working-har?cardIndex=0-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was an amazing player and he showed last season that he is a good coach as well. 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Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Kovacic predominantly played as a central midfielder under Maurizio Sarri.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s shown in the past, notably at Inter Milan, that playing behind the centre-forward isn&#8217;t a problem.<\/li>\n<li>Across 32 league outings in 2018\/19, he registered 28 shots on goal, with all but seven coming from outside the box.<\/li>\n<li>His accuracy left a lot to be desired, with just four of those strikes being on target.<\/li>\n<li>Kovacic, to date, has registered 18 senior goals at club level, with the bulk coming at Inter (8).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mateo Kovacic hopes the appointment of Frank Lampard as Chelsea manager can lead to him improving his scoring ability. 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