{"id":1109715,"date":"2019-10-06T18:18:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T17:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109715"},"modified":"2019-10-06T18:52:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T17:52:03","slug":"willian-chelsea-best-player-lampard-games","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/willian-chelsea-best-player-lampard-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lampard: Willian has been Chelsea&#8217;s best player in recent weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Frank Lampard believes Willian has been Chelsea&#8217;s best player in recent weeks after watching his side secure a 4-1 win away to Southampton.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues ran out comfortable winners at St Mary&#8217;s with Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount, N&#8217;Golo Kant\u00e9 and Michy Batshuayi all getting on the scoresheet, with Danny Ings on target for the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7383312-alisson-is-the-golden-middle-of-the-goalkeeper-venn-diagram<\/p>\n<p>The result means Chelsea have now won their last three Premier League matches on the road, having previously accumulated just five points from 18 available.<\/p>\n<p>After starting life as Chelsea manager on a tentative footing Lampard heads into the upcoming international break with his side in fifth, level on points with fourth placed Leicester City, and two points behind Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>This recent turnaround has, according to Lampard, coincided with Brazilian forward Willian rediscovering his best form to complement the club&#8217;s array of youth products.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Mason Mount or Tammy Abraham? 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They left Old Trafford on the opening weekend with a 4-0 defeat against Manchester United before Leicester City held them to a 1-1 draw at home.<\/p>\n<p>Now with them being just two points behind second spot, Lampard was asked if their expectations for the season have somewhat changed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a difficult question to answer,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1109702\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/southampton-chelsea-match-analysis-lampard-alonso\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1109702\" class=\"wp-image-1109702 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/06162228\/fixture_score-landscape-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/06162228\/fixture_score-landscape-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/06162228\/fixture_score-landscape-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/06162228\/fixture_score-landscape-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/06162228\/fixture_score-landscape-1-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/06162228\/fixture_score-landscape-1-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/06162228\/fixture_score-landscape-1-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/06162228\/fixture_score-landscape-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1109702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/southampton-chelsea-match-analysis-lampard-alonso\">Southampton 1-4 Chelsea &#8211; Five things learned as Alonso proves his worth to Lampard\u2019s cause<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I think we are a few points short of where we should be, based on our performances. I am happy where we are, it should give us determination, the minute you relax, it can hurt you.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we can keep going like this, I hope we will be challenging right up there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Southampton 1-4 Chelsea: Five key things to know\u2026<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Abraham, Mount, Kant\u00e9 and Batshuayi all got on the scoresheet for Chelsea at St Mary&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>Ings scored a consolation for the hosts, who are outside of the relegation zone on goal difference.<\/li>\n<li>The result means Chelsea have now won their last three Premier League away games on the bounce.<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea boss Lampard believes Willian has been their best player of late.<\/li>\n<li>He also hopes to continue in this vein and challenge further up the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Lampard believes Willian has been Chelsea&#8217;s best player in recent weeks after watching his side secure a 4-1 win away to Southampton. 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