Chelsea boss Lampard: Leeds rivalry lost on new players

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·4 December 2020

Chelsea boss Lampard: Leeds rivalry lost on new players

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard admits their rivalry with Leeds United may be lost on his new players.

Lampard also questions whether Leeds will be using the game's history as a motivation.

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"I'm aware of the rivalry myself from being a Chelsea player for so long and I know how the fans feel about it," Lampard said in the build-up to the game. "That's football rivalry in the Premier League between two huge clubs with a history.

"It's hard for me to equate that history when I talk to certain players like Timo Werner or Kai Havertz. They don't know the history so they can only look at Leeds at face value and see a very well-managed team that play with incredible energy and speed in their game.

"I don't know if rivalry will come into it or not but it will be a competitive match because that's how Leeds approach games these days."