There have been no shortage of issues that have seen Chelsea confined to the bottom half of the Premier League table and without any success to speak of this term. Understandably, people will point to the mass of changes behind the scenes and an accelerated set of transfers leading to a bloated squad fighting for a spot on the pitch.
Ultimately performances have not been good enough across the season. More recently however, since his arrival as caretaker manager, Frank Lampard has had a constant refrain. The Blues boss has questioned the group's ability to contest a match physically across 90 minutes.
His assessment has appeared to split the responsibility between players and the club, and it is something the 44-year-old has hoped to work on during his brief stint in charge.
