Frank Lampard confident Chelsea have not sacrificed attacking flair in pursuit of clean sheets
Frank Lampard is convinced that his Chelsea side’s attacking talent will come to the fore, despite back-to-back goalless draws this week.
The Blues followed up their 0-0 home stalemate against Sevilla in the Champions League in midweek with a drab scoreless meeting with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Two successive clean sheets are a mark of progress for a defensive unit solidified by the inclusion of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, with Lampard’s men having kept just two in seven games prior to that, one of those in the Carabao Cup against Championship Barnsley.
However, the new-found defensive stability appears to have come at the expense of offensive flair – but Lampard is convinced that his forwards will thrive as the season goes on.
"I'm happy with the clean sheet,” he told Sky Sports. “We want more than a point obviously, but to come to Manchester United and not concede that is a great base.
"A game of this level, when you get in the final third you want to make things happen and that didn't happen for us today so there are things to improve.
"It's not a beautiful feeling in the dressing room, it's not, as we want to be better going forward. But I'm less concerned about the attacking side as I know the talent we have here, but the clean sheet is good."
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