"We’re working in a really positive direction": Frank Lampard rates Chelsea's seasons so far

Patience and hard work are the most important things for the Blues, the boss points out.

"When I came in, the circumstances were very particular so you have to take each situation at face value and try to deal with it," Frank Lampard told the Blues' official website.

"I thought last year everybody at the club dealt with it very well because it was a successful season to finish in the top four and now we find ourselves in a different position, with different players and the onus is on us to work as hard as we can to find a balance and move forward.

"We’re working in a really positive direction. I keep talking about the need for patience and hard work during this period because I understood early in this season that there would be some difficulties in trying to compete in this unforgiving Premier League with new players, some of them having never played in this league before.

"The signs I see game after game and week after week, there are a lot of positives."

After a stunning transfer campaign, Chelsea have not enjoyed a perfect start to the 2020/21 campaign. The Blues have won 2 of their 6 Premier League games so far, drawing 3 and losing once; and they were eliminated from the League Cup in a penalty shootout against Jose Mourinho's Tottenham.