Chelsea boss Lampard told he has made glaring transfer error by Hargreaves
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Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has been told none of his new signings can be considered leaders.
That is the opinion of Owen Hargreaves, who believes his side lack anyone with authority in the dressing room.
There has been a mini-revolution at Stamford Bridge this summer, with six new faces through the door.
Kai Havertz is the latest to join, along with Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Thiago Silva, Malang Sarr and Ben Chilwell.
And there are further plots planned for Edouard Mendy and Declan Rice.
But Hargreaves believes Chelsea are lacking a leader, with him referring to the same team Lampard actually played in while at the Blues.
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“I just think back to those great Chelsea teams,” Hargreaves told Premier League Productions.
“[Petr] Cech, John Terry, [Claude] Makelele, Frank, [Didier] Drogba. The whole spine of the team was flawless, leaders.
“I would have signed all those players [Chelsea have signed] if I was sporting director, really good young players, but I’m not sure who the leader of the team is.
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“[N’Golo] Kante’s a great player but he’s so quiet. [Mateo] Kovacic, I know he’s quite quiet, so all of a sudden who is the leader in the backline?
“I think Frank has built a good group of players here but if he looks at it, where’s his JT? Where’s his Frank? Where’s his Drogba?
“As much as I like everything he’s done – you only really know teams when they’re struggling and you need leaders then.”
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Chelsea emerged 3-1 winners against Brighton in their opening match in the Premier League on Monday night.
Jorginho netted from the penalty spot after Matt Ryan fouled Werner in the box.
But Leandro Trossard equalised shortly into the second half with a fabulous effort.
That did not last long, though, with Reece James unleashing a stunning strike just minutes later to make it 2-1.
Kurt Zouma made it three when his effort from a corner was deflected in.
Chelsea face Premier League champions Liverpool next in a huge test for Lampard’s new signings on Sunday.
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