Chelsea’s Frank Lampard frustrated by ‘same story’ in loss to Southampton

• Manager condemns ‘lack of personality’ and hints at recruits
• Defeat follows home losses to Bournemouth and West Ham

Frank Lampard said he had learned about his players after their shock 2-0 home defeat by Southampton and not in a good way, which sounded ominous as the January transfer window looms. Chelsea hogged 67% of possession but they created precious little in the way of clear-cut chances and were picked off by Southampton, who scored through Michael Obafemi and Nathan Redmond.

Not for the first time Lampard lamented how his players had lacked personality in possession as they slipped to a third defeat in their past four home Premier League matches. If the team’s inconsistency persists, they will lose their grip on a top-four place.

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