Press Conference: Lampard speaks about Werner, gives injury updates on Hudson-Odoi, Tomori and Loftus-Cheek

Chelsea take on Aston Villa as Frank Lampard prepares his side to return to action for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic halted the Premier League season. Ahead of the game, Lampard has faced the press to discuss latest topics about the game and Chelsea's latest signing Timo Werner. When asked what will be the biggest challenge for him as a manager, he said: "There are a lot of challenges, the players were out for a long time. Making the players as aware as I can of the challenges are coming up. The focus is just the performance." The boss revealed, that the team trained very well. "We have trained really well, but nothing is like the Premier League. We are going to have to use all the squad, but it's like tournament football," he said. "I think we have to go full throttle, we have the ability to use more subs. I mean give the game everything we can. We have to start well." Lampard's side will face Aston Villa on Sunday, and his former team-mate John Terry is an assistant coach at the club. When asked about facing him, Lampard answered: "Always good to see him. I have huge respect for him and we're friends. But we have big ambitions for the game. There is a lot of work to be done in the top four. The relegation battle is similar, there is always a jeapaordy in the Premier League." Lampard was also asked about selection problems: "It's a nice problem, we have missed big players. RLC and Kante at times. We are going to need everyone in the squad. The five subs is a good thing and the bigger bench should stay the course. To get the younger players involved, it is a good thing." The boss gave injury updates on players. "Tomori has a muscle injury, that will keep him out for 10 days. Hudson-Odoi had a small injury and he isn't match fit," said Lampard. On Ruben Loftus-Cheek, he added: "He is looking fit, taking part in the games and working hard. We haven't had enough matches for him so we will have to manage him." Timo Werner is a Chelsea player. The Blues have finalised the signing of RB Leipzig forward for £47.5million. Werner will arrive at Stamford Bridge on a five-year contract worth £170,000-a-week. He will move to England at the end of the Bundesliga season and will become Chelsea’s second signing ahead of the next season after Hakim Ziyech. "I think he is clearly a player we liked. As a club we went for him, he has huge talent. We were clear we wanted to improve and he will do that, I'm excited to have him," said Lampard on Werner. "I had good conversations with him personally. It seemed like an exciting project for him. We were pleased he came to us. I spoke to him and he is excited. He is looking to finish his season first, but he is the type of player we are looking at. The talent he has and work ethic is what shone through." Source: Football.london