As the Blues won a clean sheet and a Champions League point against Sevilla, Frank Lampard was delighted by two of Chelsea’s new arrivals.
Frank Lampard singled out defensive additions Thiago Silva and Edouard Mendy for praise after Chelsea drew 0-0 with Sevilla in the Champions League.
As Southampton grabbed a Stamford Bridge draw the Blues’ last outing saw them concede three times, but on Tuesday evening they looked a much stronger outfit en route to their first point in Group E.
He reserved special praise for the latter pair, whom he thinks after arriving during the transfer window can have a big effect on Chelsea’s defending.
“It’s something you strive for always and I mentioned before about the personnel we had back in today,” Lampard told reporters according to Goal.”
“Thiago I thought showed the things I’ve spoken about, experience and quality; Mendy has probably one good save to make and he makes it, was good with his feet.”
“[It was] against a very good team, a very organised defensive performance. They give you a lot of threats, they’re very good, that’s why they’ve been so successful in the last year or two, so I was pleased with that side of it.”
“We lost a goal in the last minutes at the weekend that loses us two points. When you’ve got that feeling fresh in your mind, it’s really important that you get over it. To get through that game will give us confidence.”
“We’re going to get better, I keep saying the same thing, but we haven’t had the personnel in there playing regularly, getting relationships, working off each other.”
“The more we do that, then we’ll get better naturally.”
