Chelsea team news: Predicted 4-3-3 line up vs Tottenham - Lampard faces selection problem
Chelsea face Tottenham on Sunday as Blues manager Frank Lampard prepares to take on his former boss Jose Mourinho for the first time in the Premier League.
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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has a selection issue for Sunday but the 41-year-old insisted it is a good problem because he has a nearly completely fit squad to face Tottenham. The only major injury absentee is midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who is still working on his recovery after having ruptured his achilles tendon back in May.
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The Blues have lost their last two Premier League matches a 3-1 loss to Everton was followed up by the recent 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth.
Those losses came either side of Chelsea’s final Champions League group game and Lampard thinks this week’s rest the squad has had ahead their game against Spurs has helped.
“It’s been a long time since we’ve had a week to work, and it means can do things more physical and more active. It feels valuable,” Lampard said.
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“We’ve worked on the training ground more than speak too much.
“It’s been a busy week with Christmas responsibilities, but we have focused completely on training and we’ll have meetings in the build-up to the game.
“We have a good spirit and a good group. Questions obviously start to be asked of yourselves in-house when you get some difficult results.
“It’s important to be upfront and honest with each other.
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