Lampard Admits Faith In Tammy Abraham To Answer Chelsea Prayers
13th September 2019
The challenge now is for the 21-year-old to demonstrate he can maintain that form and show he can provide the attacking focal point that has been missing since Diego Costa left Stamford Bridge
- Tammy Abraham's promising start to the season has gone a long way towards justifying the decision of Chelsea manager Frank Lampard to place his faith in the young striker
- After a stuttering start in the opening two games of the Premier League season, Abraham has quickly found his feet, scoring twice against Norwich City and Sheffield United
- More important, from Lampard's point of view, is that the forward maintains his progress in the top-flight after showcasing his potential in the Championship while on loan at Bristol City, Swansea and Aston Villa
LONDON, United
Kingdom- Tammy Abraham's promising start to the season has gone a long way
towards justifying the decision of Chelsea manager Frank Lampard to place his
faith in the young striker.
The challenge now is for the 21-year-old to demonstrate he
can maintain that form and show he can provide the attacking focal point that
has been missing since Diego Costa left Stamford Bridge.
After a stuttering start in the opening two games of the
Premier League season, Abraham has quickly found his feet, scoring twice
against Norwich City and Sheffield United.
"Today when you talk about character and enthusiasm to
play for this club, Tammy's right up there," Lampard said after Abraham's
brace against Norwich.
"He shows it every day. He can get better and
better."
More important, from Lampard's point of view, is that the
forward maintains his progress in the top-flight after showcasing his potential
in the Championship while on loan at Bristol City, Swansea and Aston Villa.
Bigger name strikers have failed to make the grade at
Stamford Bridge in recent years with Alvaro Morata and Gonzalo Higuain -- both
established internationals backed by glittering CVs -- proving incapable of
coming anywhere close to filling the gap left by Costa and their departures
last summer came as no surprise.
MUST
READ: Sarri Returns As Flaming Hot Ronaldo Set To Steer Juventus Past
Fiorentina
The two window transfer ban, however, meant they could not
be replaced, leaving Abraham and Olivier Giroud to contest the main striker spot
with Belgian international Michy Batshuayi apparently a distant third in the
pecking order.
The opening weeks of the campaign have confirmed that in
Lampard's eyes, the position is Abraham's to lose.
Lampard has made no secret of his intention to develop a
pathway from the youth set up into the first team, thus Abraham has been handed
the kind of opportunity so often denied to youngsters attempting to break
through at a club contesting the Champions League.
He has responded impressively, offering pace and a physical
presence up front while his goals have confirmed the qualities that brought 25
goals in 37 league games during Villa’s promotion-winning campaign last season.
As an academy product he, like Mason Mount, has the backing
of Blues supporters anxious to see homegrown talent come through.