Frank Lampard: Chelsea left far too many spaces vs Leicester

LondonFrank Lampard admitted fatigue was a factor in Chelseas 11 draw against Leicester but the Blues boss demanded his players show more personality as his wait for a first win goes on Thrashed 40 at Manchester United last weekend and beaten on penalties by Liverpool in the European Super Cup on Wednesday Lampards side took an early lead through Mason Mounts first goal for ChelseaBut Wilfred Ndidi atoned for the costly mistake that led to Mounts opener as the Nigeria midfielder headed Leicesters well deserved second half equaliser at Stamford Bridge on SundayChelseas vibrant start was replaced by a woeful collapse that could easily have led to a Leicester winner Lampard insisted tiredness was part of the problem as Chelsea wilted following their draining penalty shootout defeat against Liverpool in the European Super Cup on Wednesday While the long trip back from Istanbul took its toll on Chelsea in the second half Lampard wasnt happy with the way his team failed to capitalise on their early dominance or with their failure to manage the game betterThe first 25 minutes was how we want to play and the rest of it wasnt We left far too many spaces That was a disappointing thing for me that we couldnt sustain the early part of the game Lampard saidI dont expect that 100 miles an hour start to be maintained all the time but we have to keep the ball better when we rest We have to have more personality we saw that in midweek but today we didnt have thatI hate the tiredness excuse but it has to be a factor in the second half I feel for the players on that If that is a factor we can take that out of it by being better on the ball so we dont have to run as much Theres game management We have to be tougher There are some real lessons from today Baptism of fire Lampard will look to finally get his first win when Chelsea travel to Norwich next weekend But with just one year of managerial experience at secondtier Derby last season Lampard knows he is facing a baptism of fire with Chelsea The Blues legend is unable to sign players due to a transfer ban while star playmaker Eden Hazard was sold to Real Madrid in the closeseasonWe have had a tough start to go to Manchester and get beaten the way we did then lose the Super Cup when I thought we were the better team Lampard said Its a results business clearly The performance against Man Utd and certainly the Liverpool game made we happier than this one strangely In the circumstances there are some difficult elements to this yearAs a new manager I couldnt bring players in and we lost Eden who was such a huge player at this club Lampard had been given a thunderous reception in his first game as Chelsea manager at Stamford Bridge His adoring fans werent so happy at the final whistle but Lampard said he was touched by the welcome homeIt felt great It was a big special moment for me to manage the club at Stamford Bridge is the stuff of dreams he said Its my club I played here so long and Im slightly disappointed we didnt get the win but Im thankful to the fans If there was any frustration from the fans it was shared by everyone on the bench We are all in it togetherCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever