Chelsea and Frank Lampard - What is going on?
The Current Situation Chelsea lost 3-1 to Manchester City on January 3rd, 2021. This has prompted a reaction from a significant chunk of Chelsea supporters, calling for Frank Lampard's head. But is the situation really that bad at Stamford Bridge? Things began to take a turn for Lampard when his side lost to a "relegation-threatened" Arsenal side 3-1. The gunners were seen as a massively inferior side who were in terrible form when they beat Chelsea. As it always is, this prompted an over-reaction from Football Twitter. As poor as Arsenal had been, they were still a good team and were underperforming in many aspects. But looking at the expected points in that match gives a clearer picture of what actually happened. The game finished with an xG of Arsenal (1.94) - Chelsea (2.25). This means Chelsea were slightly better than Arsenal and should have at least gotten a point out of that game. If we recollect the goals Arsenal scored, it was a very soft penalty on Tierney (conv...