Lampard lauds Tammy’s impact
Tammy Abraham's double in the 3-0 win over West Ham on Monday will do wonders for his confidence said Chelsea manager Frank Lampard.
The 23-year-old's goals could not have come at a better time with German Timo Werner drawing a blank for the seventh successive match.'
Werner's drought is his longest in club competition since September 2016, between spells at Stuttgart and RB Leipzig (nine).Lampard was also rewarded for opting to start Abraham -- for the first time in a month -- instead of the in-form France World Cup winner Olivier Giroud.
Abraham's goals, his first double since September 2019, and one from Brazilian veteran Thiago Silva saw Chelsea move into fifth place in the table, six points off leaders Liverpool.
Abraham -- whose tally of 25 goals since the start of last season is seven more than any other Blues player -- paid a nice tribute to man-of-the-match Silva, 36, who got Chelsea off the mark. Lampard said Werner is experiencing something all strikers go through.
"That's the period Timo is in," said Lampard. "It's unfortunate but he's getting in the positions -- when one goes in it will be a run for him. Tammy and Oli (Giroud) both bring different things. Tammy did his thing today and that's what we needed." "It is good for Tammy's confidence clearly," said Lampard. "You have to work for your goals and he did work for the goals today and put a lot of effort in. I wanted him to be a handful, I wanted to see movement and he did that."
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