Hello and welcome to Cobham, where Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is set to speak to the media ahead of the Premier League clash against Leicester City on Sunday afternoon.
It has not been the start Lampard would have wanted as the new head coach, with a thumping 4-0 defeat in the Premier League against Manchester United followed by a penalty shootout loss to Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup.
Lampard will be discussing the latest injury news, with N'Golo Kante looking likely to make his first Premier League appearance of the season after completing a full 120 minutes against Liverpool on Wednesday.
Antonio Rudiger is close to a comeback from injury, while Willian was fit enough for a place on the bench against Liverpool, but did not feature.
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The Brazilian’s switch across London brings to an end a Chelsea career spanning seven seasons across two separate spells, a period in which he won six major honours.
David Luiz first became a Chelsea player in January 2011, joining from Benfica on transfer deadline day.
His Blues debut came as a late substitute at home to Liverpool, before his first start eight days later in a goalless draw at Fulham.
His first full campaign, the 2011/12 season, is one that will live long in the memory of all Chelsea supporters, and David Luiz more than played his part. Roberto Di Matteo was now at the helm and, in one of the Italian's first matches in charge, David Luiz was outstanding alongside John Terry as we overturned a 3-1 first-leg deficit against Napoli to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals.
Unfortunately, he picked up an injury in our 5-1 FA Cup semi-final win against Tottenham Hotspur which ruled him out of the domestic final against Liverpool, as well as both legs of our Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.
However, following an intense rehabilitation programme he was passed fit to play in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich and came through the entire 120 minutes, with the Blues under pressure for long spells. He went on to score in the penalty shoot-out as we lifted the trophy for the first time in our history.
David Luiz remained a regular in the side for 2012/13, scoring crucial goals in Europe to help us to the Europa League final and the Brazilian started in Amsterdam against Benfica as we tasted success on the European stage for the second consecutive season.
Under Jose Mourinho in 2013/14, David Luiz’s best displays came when he was used in midfield, as he was in wins against Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal. However, his campaign was disrupted by injury and he completed a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain shortly after the season had concluded.
After two years in the French capital, during which time he won five domestic honours, he returned to Stamford Bridge in another deadline-day move in August 2016. He resumed his Chelsea career against the same side as his original home debut – Liverpool – and quickly became a central figure in Antonio Conte’s 3-4-3 system.
Six league games passed without a goal conceded in October and November, with a club-record 13 straight league wins by the end of the year earning the defender plenty of praise. He played 33 of the 38 games as he won his first Premier League title and was named in the PFA Team of the Season.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard heaps praise on Mason Mount after impressive pre-season Phil HaighSaturday 3 Aug 2019 7:40 pm Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messenger Mason Mount has had an extremely impressive pre-season with Chelsea (Picture: Getty Images) Frank Lampard has been impressed with Mason Mount’s quality, work rate and character during the pre-season and has hinted that the youngster has played his way into the Chelsea first team. Mount has featured regularly in Chelsea’s friendlies this summer, scoring twice against Reading last Sunday and playing the full 90 in the 2-2 draw with Gladbach on Saturday. The 20-year-old is yet to make a senior appearance for the Blues, but after an eye-catching season on loan at Derby with Lampard last season, he may be ready to make the step up. The boss at Stamford Bridge stated after the draw with Gladbach that Mount could scarcely have done anything more to work his way into the first team plans. Mount played 90 minutes against Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday (Picture: Getty Images) ‘He’s done a lot. Coming back here, obviously I worked with him last year, and I’m really happy with how he’s trained and his status within the group,’ said Lampard. ‘The players recognise quality instantly, but they also recognise work rate and character. Mason’s got all of those and he’s given me a problem. ‘Ross Barkley’s also had a good pre-season and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be back later on. It’s good because they’re all adaptable and can play in a variety of positions amongst themselves. ‘I couldn’t ask for more from what Mason’s done.’ Chelsea defender David Luiz also had kind words for his team-mate, predicting an extremely bright future for Mount. ‘I think he did great when he was at Derby. I’m so happy because I’m seeing a player with a great mentality, great talent,’ said the Brazilian. ‘Everybody knows he’s got the talent, everybody knows he’s got the goals, but I love to see the way he trains, the way he likes to listen and try to improve. I think he is going to be the future of Chelsea – the present and the future – and England for sure.’
