Frank Lampard Brings Good News About Chelsea Back Line

Chelsea get good news ahead of the match continued Premier League counter Wolverhampton. The defender, Antonio Rudiger, is confirmed to have recovered and is ready to act in the match.

Rudiger was hit by a severe injury in April, precisely after Chelsea reaped a 1-1 draw against Manchester United. The injury made him unable to participate in the Europa League final match last season.

Without the German, Chelsea are still able to win tickets to the Champions League and become the Europa League champions. But this season, it was clear that they needed the figure of Rudiger at the heart of his defense.

A porous back line can be seen clearly in the last four matches of the Blues in the Premier League. They conceded nine goals in all four matches. Proof that they cannot rely on the duo Kurt Zouma and Andres Christensen alone.

Luckily, good news approached the Blues ahead of the match counter Wolverhampton which was held on Saturday (09/14/2019) tonight. Frank Lampard as the coach said that the defender, Antonio Rudiger, was fit enough to play.

"Rudiger is fit to play," Lampard told reporters at a press conference ahead of Wolverhampton, quoted by Goal International.
"That is certainly an option for me [if he plays], but he will get an important role because of the personality, character and quality of international defenders," he continued.

With the injury of a number of senior players, Lampard was forced to rely on a number of young players such as Fikayo Tomori, Mason Mount, to Tammy Abraham. In fact, Lampard admitted that he needed a leader figure from an experienced player.

"We miss him, like we miss a few forwards. This is important for the team, all of them talk about how young we are, I don't want the young team just for something like that," he continued"I want a leader in it. Rudiger is not so old, but he certainly needs to take responsibility as a leader," he added.

"I see that from the personality he has. It has been connected in the right direction and he can be very influential on teams and players like Hudson-Odoi, Mount and Tomori. This happens when you are experienced and ready to take on that role.

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