Daniel Storey: Is this the end for Frank Lampard at Chelsea?

Lampard’s Chelsea, who capitulated to a 3-1 home defeat to Manchester City, accounted for almost 20% of all the money spent on transfer fees by Premier League clubs last summer

Frank Lampard’s Chelsea, who capitulated to a 3-1 home defeat to Manchester City, accounted for almost 20% of all the money spent on transfer fees by Premier League clubs last summer. Picture: Adam Peck

Clock is ticking on Lampard’s Blues vision

I’m acutely aware that I wrote almost that exact phrase about Mikel Arteta on these hallowed pages less than a fortnight ago, but Chelsea are in a very different position to Arsenal and yet in roughly the same position. The gap between title challenger and crisis club is now three points.