Tammy Abraham Has Earned His Striker Role At Chelsea – Lampard

Tammy Abraham has earned his starting position as Chelsea’s first-choice striker, according to coach, Frank Lampard.

Lampard said the youngster has also done well to silence critics within a short period of time.

Speaking recently on his performances, Frank believes Tammy has made the striker role at Chelsea his own, and everyone can agree.

His words, “You talk about when people are in good form, things happen for them or they generally have moments,” the Blues boss told a post-match press conference on Sunday.

“For me, that comes from how Tammy has handled himself all season from the early moments of pre-season and the start of the season when people were questioning him in different ways.

“It’s the work ethic behind the scenes that gets him in such good nick. He’s not just an incredible handful for defenders – he’s running them, he’s holding the ball up, he’s controlling it, he’s got good feet – he’s also getting his goals, which is brilliant for him.

“I trusted in Tammy at the start of the season. I felt it was his time to come back to Chelsea. I know people will talk about the circumstances [of the transfer ban], but he also has Olivier Giroud, who’s a World Cup winner, and also [Michy] Batshuayi who’s a top-class Premier League striker in my opinion as well.

“He’s made the position his own in the short-term now. He has to keep that going because competition is key and over the course of the season we’ll need everybody.

“But he has deserved the great week he has had. He has deserved the great start to the season he has had and I will keep on him, because I want more.”