Frank Lampard is very familiar with the image of an 8-goal midfielder in Chelsea's matches. Unfortunately, at the moment, there is no such player model at The Blues, but that is Martin Odegaard of Arsenal.
Therefore, along with the final defeat with a score of 1-3, this was a match to forget among many other things to forget since Lampard returned to Stamford Bridge.
In the past, Didier Drogba was a nightmare for Arsenal's defense and at that time, Lampard played a key role. Now, Chelsea's poor form has been ruining Lampard's coaching reputation.
If including his time in charge of Everton, Lampard has lost 14/15 of his most recent matches as coach. A positive signal is that Chelsea were able to score and do that against Arsenal. But it was unable to cover up his disappointment at seeing Lampard's 100% failure in his second term at Chelsea.
What would happen if Lampard finished 11 games with Chelsea without winning any, let alone winning?
Chelsea are currently a mix of disappointing results to spirit. They have lost to Brighton and Brentford at home - teams that were only average weak when Lampard was playing.
Meanwhile, the defeat to Arsenal will probably affect their honor more than their points as Chelsea no longer have clear goals.
In 2014, Chelsea beat Arsenal 6-0 when Mikel Arteta was in midfield and Lampard was out of place in the Chelsea squad. But now, Arsenal can be satisfied with being double Chelsea in points after a 3-1 victory at the Emirates.
The "Gunners" no longer have a sublime psychological state when Manchester City takes the right to decide in the championship race. But Chelsea still showed no signs of resistance.
The Blues have won the World Cup, Champions League or even Premier League, but the result is their longest losing streak since 1993. Lack of momentum and motivation were what Lampard's students showed against Arsenal.
Lampard struggled to regain the shaky confidence of Chelsea fans, and the English strategist decided to put his trust in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Perhaps playing with a true 'number 9' would be better when other attacking players are not literally scoring.
Ironically, during his time on the pitch, Aubameyang only had nine touches (4 of which were receiving the ball).
Aubameyang's poor performance helped Arteta somewhat clear his name. The Gabon striker scored 31 and 29 goals respectively in his Arsenal seasons, but his Chelsea goals "shortage" has lasted 16 matches.
That shows the lack of unity at Stamford Bridge, when 2 out of 3 strikers are not even on the Champions League list.
Noni Madueke - the only scorer in the loss to Arsenal, did not have the opportunity to play. This is an inevitable consequence of a bulky and unoriented squad. The England international has only started for the first time since February.
With Chelsea nothing left to lose, Lampard or even his successor should give young players more opportunities. That is also the best thing that Lampard can do to remove the already disjointed image.
