Chelsea hero Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink believes that Frank Lampard should improve the defense of the Blues this summer if they want to have any chance of staging an offer for the next term.
Olivier Giroud’s goal gave Chelsea three crucial points with a 1-0 win against Norwich at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, giving Lampard’s team a four-point cushion from rivals Manchester United and Leicester.
Although the club remains on course for the top four, their progress has been blocked by a defense that has conceded 49 goals during this period; more than any other team in the top ten.
Hasselbaink believes in what Lampard is trying to do in West London, but says the club won’t improve until they turn to their defense.
“If you look at Frank’s team, with what he has, he has done a great job,” Hasselbaink told Premier League Productions.
‘If you analyze them very, very well, they are in the top four but have scored 49 goals against them – it’s too much.
‘If you want to compete with the big boys that [defensive record] must improve significantly.
‘If I asked him [Lampard] this is the department he’s really disappointed with. If you see the type of targets that are coming in, they are easy to defend.
‘They are goals that you should defend if you are in the top four or if you are going to the championship, those types of goals that you should know how to easily tackle. ‘
Lampard was banned from investing in his team last summer due to a ban on transfer placed on the club.
Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner have since been added and are expected to arrive this summer, but Hasselbaink says he needs more.
“I think they need to improve on the team,” said Hasselbaink.
‘Last year they didn’t get new talents that helped the younger ones, but to improve the younger ones you have to improve the team with truly divine players. players who are better off [than those that are already there]. ‘
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