• Manager condemns ‘lack of personality’ and hints at recruits• Defeat follows home losses to Bournemouth and West HamFrank Lampard said he had learned about his players after their shock 2-0 home defeat by Southampton and not in a good way, which sounded ominous as the January transfer window looms.
Chelsea hogged 67% of possession but they created precious little in the way of clear-cut chances and were picked off by Southampton, who scored through Michael Obafemi and Nathan Redmond.
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Not for the first time Lampard lamented how his players had lacked personality in possession as they slipped to a third defeat in their past four home
Premier League matches. If the team’s inconsistency persists, they will lose their grip on a top-four place.