Chelsea fans spot parting dig at Frank Lampard in sacking statement

Christine and Frank Lampard started their year with a bang when they announced they were expecting their second baby together in April. But despite their exciting news, a source has told new magazine that Christine has been left feeling “heartbroken” after husband Frank was sacked from Chelsea Football Club.

Premier League clubs enjoyed mixed reviews as the January transfer window slammed shut. The big business came from Liverpool, who signed two centre-backs in Ben Davies and Ozan Kabak to slot into their defence.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has been sent a contract message by owner Roman Abramovich.The German took over from Frank Lampard earlier this month with the Blues five points off a Champions League spot.Winning and drawing his first two games, the 47-year-old has put the Stamford Bridge side on the way to mending the damage. And the Mail have reported that Tuchel has a huge financial incentive to aim high.

Thomas Tuchel will be offered a contract extension by Chelsea - but only if he keeps the club in the Champions League.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard may have sanctioned a £250million spending spree last summer, but Harry Redknapp believes the former boss was only ever sold on one player – Ben Chilwell.

Thomas Tuchel is up and running as Chelsea head coach after edging past Burnley in a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.After being held to a 0-0 draw with Wolves on his debut in midweek, Tuchel needed to claim three points against the Clarets ahead of a crucial trip to Tottenham on Thursday.Five minutes before half-time Cesar Azpilicueta fired them in front, sweeping the ball past Nick Pope and into the top-left corner to cap a free-flowing Blues move, before Marcos Alonso volleyed home a sensational second in the 84th minute.It was a dominant performance from the hosts but hardly a stellar one, nevertheless, and Tuchel will need to address three noticeable issues before their next outing.Towards the end of Frank Lampard’s

Thomas Tuchel reckons the length of his contract is irrelevant, declaring: ‘If they’re not happy, they’ll sack me anyway.’ The German, who succeeded fired Frank Lampard in the Stamford Bridge hot-seat last week, has been appointed on an 18-month deal. And there is an option for Chelsea to extend his contract by a further year.

Marcelo Bielsa believes Frank Lampard’s sacking at Chelsea has sounded the death knell for English football.

Jose Mourinho enjoyed a payoff more than four times the amount Frank Lampard got for being sacked by Chelsea.Both managers have joined an ever-widening club of coaches axed by Roman Abramovich.Lampard's dismissal came earlier this week after a run of two Premier League wins in eight matches.It saw Chelsea drop down as low as 10th in the table - not what the Blues owner envisaged after splashing out over £220m in the summer.Thomas Tuchel has arrived as his replacement and has been tasked with taking Chelsea back in the top four.Despite their low position in the table, they are seven points off a Champions League spot - which is not insurmountable.As for Lampard, he became the 14th managerial change under Abramovich at Stamford Bridge.But he

Thomas Tuchel saw the true size of the task he faces on Wednesday evening when Chelsea took on Wolves at Stamford Bridge.

Brendan Rodgers. That's the view of the pundit Miguel Delaney, who reckons the sacked boss bit off more than he could chew so early in his career after returning to Stamford Bridge as a boss with just one season of management under his belt.

Chelsea lose to Burnley on Sunday. That is according to former Manchester United and Blues star Paul Parker.

Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea debut has not gone down well with former Blue Tony Cascarino who said he "hated every minute" of their stalemate with Wolves.

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has responded to claims that he and Antonio Rudiger clashed in training.

Chelsea have made it a Happy New Year for him - after Paris St-Germain ruined his Christmas.

Frank Lampard got in touch to wish him good luck after replacing him as Chelsea head coach earlier this week.Lampard was sacked by the Blues on Monday amid a nightmare run of five defeats in eight Premier League matches, which left them languishing in ninth place.Almost 24 hours later Tuchel replaced him in the hot-seat, taking the Stamford Bridge reins on an initial 18-month contract.And following his first game as head coach on Wednesday night, which saw him held to a 0-0 draw with Wolves, the German has revealed Lampard sent him a message to wish him all the best at Chelsea.“I have the biggest respect for him personally and his legacy,” Tuchel said at his first official Blues press conference.“It just got bigger when I received a message

straight to your inboxNew Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has revealed he spoke with Pep Guardiola before taking the job at Stamford Bridge.Tuchel took charge of Chelsea for the first time on Wednesday night in a goalless draw with Wolves after replacing Frank Lampard as manager earlier this week. The 47-year-old knows Guardiola well after they faced each other in Germany when the Man City boss was at Bayern Munich and Tuchel was in charge of first Mainz and then Borussia Dortmund.

Frank Lampard sent Thomas Tuchel a good luck message and they will meet up when lockdown restrictions end.

Chelsea XI in “six months” or he will be “out of a job”, says former Blues player Glen Johnson. The German, who only took over from Frank Lampard on Tuesday, saw his side draw 0-0 against Wolves for his first match on the sidelines.

Chelsea manager has officially begun. The former Borussia Dortmund and PSG boss was chosen to take over from club legend Frank Lampard after the former England midfielder was dismissed on Monday.

New Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed he received a message from predecessor Frank Lampard after taking the job.