The return of Frank Lampard to lead his parent club, Chelsea, for the rest of the matches of the current season, to succeed Graham Potter, opened the door to speculation about the winning and losing players from these sudden changes in the club.
Chelsea currently occupies 11th place in the standings table with 39 points, and is 14 points away from fourth place, while it will face Real Madrid on April 12 and 18 in the home and away quarter-finals of the main continental competition.
As for the dressing rooms, it seems that there is a division among the players between happy and frustrated with Lampard’s return, so who are the winners and losers among the club’s players, according to Al Jazeera Net, quoting a newspaper. "Daily Mail" British?
Gainers:
1- Mason Mount
Mount has lost his place in the starting line-up for Chelsea in recent months under the leadership of Potter, but the return of Lampard will be a lifeline for the England international, who was the centerpiece of Chelsea’s midfield.
2- Hakim Ziyech
The beginning of the season was shocking for the Moroccan star, who started 9 matches in which he scored a single goal, only to find himself on the bench, and then was completely excluded from the list in the last 3 matches in the league.
In fact, Potter’s playing style does not depend much on the wings, unlike Lampard, who recommended signing Ziyash from Ajax Amsterdam.
3- Ben Chilwell
Potter relied on a 3-4-3 method of play, unlike Lampard, who relied mainly on 4 players in the defense line, with diversification in the rest of the lines, which means that the old new coach plays in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3 method. -1.
Accordingly, this method of play will return Ben Chilwell to his preferred position, which is left back, at the expense of Mark Cucurella.
4- Edouard Mendy
Perhaps the Senegalese goalkeeper is the happiest with the return of Lampard, who insisted on signing a new goalkeeper after he ran out of patience with the mistakes of Spaniard Kepa Arrizabalaga. Hope returned to Mendy with Chelsea’s contract with Lampard, who "Dislikes" Kiba agreed "Daily Mail".
5- Christian Pulisic
The American international Pulisic, who has been absent from matches for a while, presented his best levels under Lampard’s leadership, specifically in the 2019-2020 season, as he scored 11 goals in addition to 10 assists, and he finished that season on the list of candidates to win the Best Young Player award in "Premier League".
6- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
The former Chelsea coach decided to freeze the Gabonese striker, but Lampard’s return may change the player’s fate due to the London team’s need for a top scorer, which are qualities found in the Gabonese, who was a demand for Lampard in his first period.
7- Conor Gallagher and Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Lampard is known to always prefer to rely on players coming from the club’s academy, a decision that Mount and Tammy Abraham, the current Roma player, and Reece James have benefited from.
And the duo Gallagher and Loftus-Cheek are counting on this point in order to have the opportunity to get more minutes with "Blues".
Losers:
1- Mark Cucurella
The Spanish full-back had the confidence of former coach Potter, as he played "La Masia graduate" With him during their time at Brighton, but now the situation has changed in favor of Ben Chilwell.
During the Potter era, Chelsea was playing with three in the defense line, which was poured in favor of Cucurella at the expense of Ben Chilwell.
And confirm "Daily Mail" That if Lampard adheres to his usual way of playing with 4 defenders, Cucurella will be the most affected.
2- Kipa Arrizabalaga
It can be said that the Spanish goalkeeper is the most frustrated in Chelsea by the return of Frank Lampard, but in fact, Kiba paid the price for his fatal mistakes that cost Chelsea the loss of many matches, which angered Lampard, so he asked to sign Mendy.
3- Joao Felix
It is not clear if the Portuguese loaned to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid is useful to Lampard’s plans. If Lampard relies on Mount, Felix will not be able to play the role of playmaker, so we may see the Portuguese in the wing position.
4- Kalidou Coulibaly
Lampard’s first task will be to fix the defense lapses that have cost Chelsea many goals and points this season. Senegalese Calido Coulibaly may pay the bill for these reforms due to his influential lapses in many matches, in addition to the return of Thiago Silva from injury.
