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18-10-2019 | 19:10 Football
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Press Conference: Frank Lampard spoke on Chelsea, Newcastle and injured players

Frank Lampard spoke to the media on Friday as he previews Chelsea’s upcoming clash with Newcastle United in the Premier League. N’Golo Kante has been ruled out after returning from international duty with a groin injury. “No, N’Golo is not fit. A small groin issue with France, he isn’t fit for Saturday. Kovacic had a knock on his thigh but in contention. Ross is fine. Andreas has a hamstring problem which is going to see him out for two weeks. Rudiger is outside training, a bit of work to be done for match fitness. But a positive that he is outside,” said Lampard and added: “We all have our selection problems, but the Kante one was not a laughing matter. We communicated before the first international break. It was clear that he wasn’t fit to play the second game and he sat on the bench. I think it could have been handled better. I understand that when a player is on international duty that they are their players, but it was clear that he wasn’t fit.” On Newcastle United, Lampard said: “I saw them at Tottenham put in some resilience, they have got templates to get results in that way. What can they do to hurt us? I expect nothing different.” Lampard also spoke about Longstaff brothers of Chelsea: “A great story. The passion they showed after the Manchester game. They care about their club and a great credit to them.”

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