As his first summer transfer window as manager at Stamford Bridge looms, Chelsea’s former captain has a great deal of work to do to revive the weakest side of the Roman Abramovich era
One team moved on; the other regressed. Whereas Bayern Munich have spent the past eight years ruthlessly honing their squad, Chelsea have fallen a long way since beating the German club in the Champions League final of 2012.
Past glories count for little at the highest level and the manner of Chelsea’s humbling by Bayern at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday demonstrates the size of the task facing Frank Lampard, who will require major backing in the summer if he is to revive the weakest side of the Roman Abramovich era.
Written by Jacob Steinberg
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