Frank Lampard has hinted that he could utilise some players for the first time following his appointment as caretaker manager when Chelsea take on Brighton at Stamford Bridge. The Blues boss has been back at the club for just over a week and is already seeing in his third game in charge, with little time to make assessments on the training pitch.
The likes of Noni Madueke, Benoit Badiashile and Carney Chukwuemeka will be hoping to earn a place in Lampard's squad and to find some minutes having yet to play. However, they will still face a difficult task having not had much time to impress on the training pitch, and preparation for the return leg against Real Madrid being required, the former two players will be ineligible for that match.
Lampard said on Friday: "I want to be part of a process in this period where players have an opportunity. If they train, if they deserve to play, then they get an opportunity on the pitch and they can show what they can do. Tomorrow [Saturday] will be an opportunity for some players who didn't play in the Champions League, possibly didn't play at the weekend, to come in because it's a game where we absolutely need freshness and energy as well. So every opportunity, they should take."
