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Chelsea 2-0 Fulham: Player ratings as Blues overcome west London rivals
Chelsea eased to victory | Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
A Kai Havertz brace gave Chelsea a comfortable 2-0 victory over west London rivals Fulham on Saturday evening.
The visitors started brightly but Thomas Tuchel s men were soon able to compose themselves and take the lead after ten minutes. Thiago Silva s long punt forward was plucked out of the sky by Mason Mount, who slotted it through for Havertz to squeeze past Alphonse Areola.
Kai Havertz slots past Alphonse Areola | Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
The German then got his brace to double his side s lead just four minutes into the second half. The 21-year old played a one-two with his compatriot Timo Werner, whose deliciously weighted through ball was neatly finished by Havertz.
The mistakes that contributed towards Frank Lampard’s Chelsea downfall
Kai Havertz was unable to make a significant impact (Peter Cziborra/PA)
Frank Lampard has been dismissed as Chelsea manager after 18 months at the Stamford Bridge helm.
Here, the PA news agency examines five key failings that proved costly for the former Chelsea and England midfielder.
Openly challenging his players once too often
Frank Lampard, pictured, perhaps called out his players once too often at Chelsea (Andy Rain/PA)
Chelsea may miss Lampard’s excellent media attitude and persona more than they yet realise. The savvy manager generally knows how to articulate his point without ire or aggravation – an all-too rare trait in a top football boss. And yet despite all that poise it was to be one criticism of his players too far that kick-started his demise. Lampard employed the phrase “I learned a lot about my players” just once too often – because it became the polite code for “they let me d