Chelsea players have questions to answer after beating Liverpool, Tottenham, others- former Blues star

Chelsea’s players must ‘look at themselves’ after shining for Thomas Tuchel but not Frank Lampard, says former Blues defender Glen Johnson.

Tuchel is unbeaten in 11 games since succeeding axed Lampard on January 26, taking Chelsea from ninth to fourth.

But Lampard’s ex-club and country team-mate Johnson, 36, questioned why such a star-studded squad spluttered so badly towards the end of his 18-month reign.

Johnson told CheltenhamGuides.com: “When Tuchel first came in, Chelsea were beating teams that they should have been beating. But now they’ve shown they can beat Tottenham, Everton and got a good result against Manchester United.

“I think that Lampard could have done a similar job, it’s just a shame and a problem for the players. How can they perform like this for the new manager but they couldn’t for Lampard?

“So the players have to look at themselves. But that said, right now the appointment looks good because they’re absolutely flying.”