Frank Lampard has lost all six of his games since returning to Chelsea (Photo: Getty)

Frank Lampard has admitted that Chelsea’s bloated squad is to blame for his team’s lack of cohesion and terrible winless run.

The Chelsea legend was brought back to Stamford Bridge at the start of April as an interim manager to replace the sacked Graham Potter and bring a sense of stability and joy back to the club.

However, things have only gotten worse since his return, with the Blues losing all six of his games in charge so far by a combined score of 12-2, which had extended their winless run to nine games.

They have the chance to break that streak on Saturday against Bournemouth, but should they lose it would mean that Chelsea would have lost seven matches in a row for the first time since the 1960/61 season.
Furthermore, it would also mean that Lampard will have lost 11 consecutive Premier League matches, stretching back to his spell at Everton, matching former Norwich manager Daniel Farke’s unwanted record.

Asked in his pre-match press conference why that much-needed win has proved elusive, the 44-year-old said: ‘We obviously have a big squad which I think was done for all the right intentions but of course to manage that and get a really tight, connected unit which is the first thing in post [is difficult].

‘[We need] connected people working together in a positive way. Then you can start talking about tactics, where are we going on...