But as Chelsea prepared to face a potentially awkward FA Cup third round clash with Championship high flyers Nottingham Forest – and with Lampard himself struggling to shrug off a flu bug in time to be ready - his players were handed a shot across their bows. Lampard’s assistant Jody Morris – a Chelsea Cup winner as a player himself in 2000 – warned his players: “There needs to be ruthlessness to your game. There are moments where maybe we would like some of them to be more nasty. “But you need to perform when your stock has gone up and people start valuing you as a player more and respecting you more. JUST IN: Chelsea boss Lampard pulls plug on Zaha transfer

Source: Express January 03, 2020 22:30 UTC