The club spent big in the summer on a handful of new players and though some, like Thiago Silva, has slotted in seamlessly, others, like German duo Kai Havertz and Timo Werner, are currently struggling for form.
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There have been calls to drop Havertz and Werner and even goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has been scrutinized after a strong start to life at Stamford Bridge. Lampard has expressed his hope that the consecutive defeats can serve as a wake-up call to his players, particularly those who are new to the Premier League.
In a season that will be packed with fixtures, Chelsea will now have a welcome break of six days before their next game: a home match against West Ham on Monday. Lampard said the break will be welcomed by his players, though he doesn’t expect them to necessarily be happy as they wait to take on the Hammers at Stamford Bridge before another busy run of fixtures.

“The players must learn lessons because the games are coming thick and fast over Christmas. “I know what we can do, and I know consistency is another matter. We had been on a long unbeaten run, great, but to really get to where we want to be it has to be longer than that, or if you have a blip you have to bounce back from that.”