‘Lampard Is Wrong’ ‘This Is Disrespect To Jorginho And Willian’ Chelsea Fans Perplexed By Manager’s Comments On Penalty Taker

‘Lampard Is Wrong’ ‘This Is Disrespect To Jorginho And Willian’ Chelsea Fans Perplexed By Manager’s Comments On Penalty Taker

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that Ross Barkley is the team’s assigned penalty taker when he is on the pitch.

The 25-year-old blasted his side’s penalty over the bar in the closing stages against Valencia, with the Blues going on to lose their opening Champions League game. Lampard was asked about his choice after the match and he replied:

“Ross is the penalty taker. He’s scored a couple in pre-season and he’s been the taker whenever he’s started or come on in games. I don’t know what the conversation was but Willian and Jorginho were the penalty takers from the start and Ross was once he came on.”

Fans on Twitter are wondering why Barkley is ahead of the likes of Jorginho and Willian in the pecking order, with many calling for change in who takes the penalties:

Considering Jorginho is so accomplished from the penalty spot, favouring Barkley ahead of him does seem to be poor judgement on the part of the manager.

Of course, nobody would have questioned the decision if Barkley had slotted the ball away, but the fact is, he didn’t, and there will be pressure for him to be replaced next time with Jorginho.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.