Source: TheGuardian
Frank Lampard hoping Chelsea can spoil Liverpool’s Super Cup party | Andy Hunter
Chelsea manager’s rollercoaster start continues in city where Liverpool enjoyed their greatest Champions League winWeek one as a competitive Premier League manager and Frank Lampard feels he has already experienced the rollercoaster that is life in charge of Chelsea. Not quite. It has been a week without highs so far. The first all-English Uefa Super Cup final offers the remedy and a potential platform for what lies ahead at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool sense opportunity to prolong the new Chelsea manager’s uncomfortable ride.In Jürgen Klopp and his European champions, Lampard faces the highest calibre opponents of his short managerial career at Besiktas Park on Wednesday. Liverpool, who finished 25 points ahead of Maurizio Sarri’s side last season, are a team primed to exploit the gaps and defensive vulnerabilities that contributed to Chelsea’s 4-0 defeat in their Premier League opener at Manchester United on Sunday. The former Derby County manager insisted in Istanbul that the lessons have been learned. Related: Liverpool’s Adrián keen to make the most of his unexpected ascent Related: Jürgen Klopp wants Liverpool to 'stay greedy' for Super Cup final Continue reading......read full article
