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Premier League: Transfer setback Lampard's warning Kovacic praise and bizarre Hazard record

It is on Monday! And that means it is the opening of a fresh week. For Chelsea and Frank Lampard, it is the opportunity to get back on the training ground and correct the wrongs from this weekend’s disappointing 3-1 defeat against Everton.

In terms of the Blues’ league position, the loss was not too expensive as the remains in the final Champions League spot. Although they did flop to close the gap on Manchester City in the third position: Football fans from around the world can purchase Premier League Football Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Furthermore, their lead over fifth-placed Manchester United has been scratch to five points with London competitors Tottenham Hotspur a point and two places back.

As expected, there is been plenty of reaction to the loss at Goodison Park and attention have revolved to tomorrow night’s massive Champions League clash against Lille.

With that said, here is all the news from everywhere Stamford Bridge over the past 24 hours.

Transfer blow

On Friday it was declared that the Blues will be able to sign players in January having been prohibited from doing so in the summer due to a transmission ban.

With that thought, one player who would not be making the transfer to west London is right-back Youcef Atal. This is because the defender is facing a long spell on the sidelines after going down damaged in the first-half Nice’s 4-1 victory over Metz on Saturday.

Nice said: “Bad news for the Eagles and Youcef Atal. Forced to give way half an hour into the game against Metz this Saturday 4-1 the Algerian international has accepted extra exams. The analysis exposed a meniscal injury in the right knee. The 23-year-old, who will be operated soon, will, unfortunately, be out of action for a long time.”

Hazard stat

Eden Hazard finally got his move to Real Madrid in the summer transfer window. But there is one thing the brilliant Belgian is yet to do for his new club and that stamps his authority at the top of the assists charts in La Liga.

For Chelsea, Hazard weighed in with 54 Premier League assists which amounted to an assist every 4.5 games. But for Madrid so far this season he has just one assist to his name and that is fewer than Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Stegen.

Lampard warning

The Blues head coach is encouraging the hard truth when analyzing the Everton loss. Chelsea was fine below their best on Merseyside and defensive slips donated to goals for Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. And Lampard has urged his side to bounce back as soon as possible.

“There are home facts all the time, so forth game you play. The players need to consistently hear that,” he said. We have got a good team and a good group in there. In the Premier League the modest environment of it there is going to be times where you have problematic patches or you lose playoffs.“

Kovacic praise

One player who could escape Lampard’s wrath is Mateo Kovacic. The Croatia midfielder scored the Blues’ only goal against Everton and his performance certainly impressed a number of supporters. A 35-second video clip of Kovacic’s best moments at Goodison Park was uploaded to Reddit and prompted a lot of responses.

One of which states: From the title I knew exactly which clip was going to be. Stellar performance while another thinks there is no question that Kovacic is currently the best midfielder in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, the clip of Kovacic retaining possession under immense pressure from Gylfi Sigurdsson prompted another fan on Twitter to label the midfielder as unreal.

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Premier League: When will Arsenal start winning at home at least

Every football team always prides itself in its home form; a team may lose games away, but when it comes to playing at home, every team always wants to win; especially the big teams. Football fanatics from around the world can obtain Premier League Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Every team wants to win at home in front of their own fans; they want to hear their fans shout for joy whenever a goal is scored. Unfortunately, Arsenal cannot guarantee its fans such joy for now.

Where did it all go wrong? Why have we suddenly lost our invincibility at home? Gone are the Highbury days, when we crushed any team that came to our home. We showed no mercy in beating teams badly in front of our home fans; especially Premiership teams.

Then, any team coming to play Arsenal on their home turf would do so with so much fear and respect. These days, how do teams approach games against us on our ground? I wish I could tell you. Ever since we changed our home ground from Highbury to the Emirates….

We have found it difficult to maintain our record of winning at home. Teams have come to the Emirates to steal away precious points; they have come to Arsenal to wipe off the smiles from the mouths of Arsenal fans.

Arsenal fallen:

Teams no longer come to Arsenal with fear; rather they play Arsenal at home with a belief that they can win, and they often win. Oh my, how much has Arsenal fallen?

Our away from, for a while now, has been nothing to write home about but if we can’t get it right away, then why do we find it hard to get it right at home? I look forward to that time we will start winning at home again.

I look forward to that time we will make our home ground uncomfortable to the likes of Liverpool and Brighton. I look forward to that time every Arsenal fan can brag and make so much noise when we are playing at home because they know their team will not let them down.

Losing at home to teams like Frankfurt and Brighton is highly unacceptable and the Arsenal board needs to let this sink into their hearts if they eventually get to read my appeal.

We need to change drastically and we are appealing to Arsenal to please wake up and stop being a sleeping giant and at least start winning at home…

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Premier League: Chelsea predictions at Everton Toffees will continue to thud not bounce

Frank Lampard leads Chelsea to Everton to face Duncan Ferguson’s momentary Everton. Ferguson will need more than a jump to get whatever out of this match.

Everton need a victory to get out of the demotion zone. After Chelsea, they have to face Manchester United, Leicester City, and the only squad to have dropped nearly as far as them Arsenal. Football fans from around the world can purchase Premier League Football Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Everton has been drifting on history for about decade now so there is a predominantly irony delicious if you are anti-Toffee about Chelsea’s young team maybe pushing Everton closer to the trap door at the bottom of the Premier League.

Scott Brant: Everton 0 – 2 Chelsea. 

Normally I would be afraid of a manager bounce, but Everton is a mess from top to bottom. Look for them to be overwhelmed with everything that is going on with some extra foreboding given their daunting upcoming schedule. Tammy Abraham will continue his assault on the Premier League, and Christian Pulisic will be back on the score sheet. Another huge three points for Frank Lampard:

Olaoluwa Nwobodo: 1 – 2. 

Everton have just sacked their manager so Chelsea has to be wary of a new manager bounce. The bounce may be enough to make Everton score, but should not be enough to let them win.

Frank Lampard has been doing a fine job so far. He should not let the lifted transfer ban taint his judgment. He is right to keep focusing on football and use the transfer window as just another option. Chelsea will go two goals up at Everton but it is hard to see them keeping a clean sheet.

Vansh Ambashta: 1 – 4. 

So the narrative will be pretty much the same. Chelsea will play well with their regular defensive troubles and are coming off a win after a tough phase. Everton are coming off a thumping from Liverpool. The Blues should be able to see this through without much hassle. They will concede a goal though. Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic to score two each:

Nate Hofmann: 2 – 1. 

Ugh, just Chelsea’s luck.  It would have been so nice to show up at Goodison Park and beat the stuffing out of Marco Silva’s flagging side. Instead, this match reeks of the inevitable New Manager Bounce or at least the Not the Old Manager Bounce.

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Premier League: One world-class manager that Arsenal can cross off their wish list

Arsenal will miss out on Max Allegri after he rejects the chance to return to management until next June. Any plans Arsenal had to make former Juventus manager, Max Allegri their next manager has to be delayed by at least seven months. Football fans from around the world can attain Premier League Tickets online to enjoy its spectacular performances.

Allegri has been one of Arsenal’s top targets to become their new manager permanently, however, the Italian has ruled out a return to management soon. The Gunners are desperate to get a new permanent manager before they suffer more disaster this season.

Arsenal hasn’t won any of their last nine games despite having two managers in that time. Their latest 2-1 home loss to Brighton has seen them drop down to 10th on the league table and they are desperate to get a solid manager who can turn them into League spot challengers.

Allegri has just left Juventus after 5 years of dominance in the Italian top flight, but he insists that he is not in a hurry to take up his next managerial role. Allegri told: “In June. I don’t know if you can call it a sabbatical or not.

Allegri’s Talk:

“Giovanni Branchini Allegri’s agent and I immediately came to that decision. As soon as the relationship with Juventus came to an end the decision was to take a year out.

“I had 18 years as a player and I’ve been in coaching for 16. I stopped this year after 34. I’m happy.

“I have a chance to reflect, go and talk to people; do things in my private life that I’m passionate about like going to the theatre, some art exhibitions, reading books.

“Next year will be an important year. Important for the choice I end up making and the need to be prepared for it.

“After a year out and five years at Juventus, I don’t want to go back into the game and do badly. That would do my head in.

“I am taking (English) lessons here in Milan. I manage to speak quite well. I find the listening part a bit more difficult.

“If I’m talking to someone who helps me out by speaking a little slower then I understand. I watch films and if I read something in English I understand it fine.”

This was always on the cards and at least we know now that it will not be the Italian taking up the reins at the Emirates. Hopefully, the club has others in mind that can help get us out of the mess we now find ourselves in.

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