The message from Frank Lampard was always consistent: Timo Werner and Kai Havertz would come good at Chelsea but patience was required. There would be no quick fix. Unfortunately for the club legend, those within the Blues' hierarchy felt differently.
It was on this day last year that Thomas Tuchel replaced Lampard at the helm at Stamford Bridge. Results had been poor and needed improvement, especially with Chelsea ninth in the Premier League table. Yet there was also a suspicion the Blues turned to a German coach to unlock Werner and Havertz.
Signed for a combined £120million from RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen respectively, the German internationals were expected to turn Chelsea from top-four hopefuls into title challengers under Lampard.
