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Chelsea take on RB Salzburg tonight in their penultimate match of pre-season for Frank Lampard. The Blues have had a jam-packed summer and now only a match at the RB Salzburg and another against Borussia Monchengladbach stand before the Blues and the 2019/20 Premier League campaign. As expected, Lampard has rotated his players throughout the summer as he looks to give as many players a chance as possible and also trying to get the minutes in the legs for his players. However, at the Red Bull Arena it looks like Lampard has gone for his strongest team and could be the one to face Manchester United on August 11. Tammy Abraham starts up front, while Ross Barkley gets the nod over Mason Mount in the 4-2-3-1 formation, playing just behind the striker. Kepa Arrizabalaga starts in goal, with David Luiz and Kurt Zouma in front of him and Emerson on the left and Cesar Azpilicueta on the right. N'Golo Kante is not in the squad as he recovers from his knee injury, so J...

  Joe Cole believes new Chelsea manager Frank Lampard can help to ‘change the culture’ at Stamford Bridge. The fan-favourite returned to Chelsea as the clubs manager earlier this summer, replacing Maurizio Sarri who left after just one season in charge to join Juventus. Lampard’s task has been made more difficult with the club currently serving a two-window transfer ban, with the 41-year-old tipped to look to the club’s brightest young talents as he bids to improve the squad. Despite the success of the club’s youth academy, Chelsea have traditionally struggled to blood their best prospects into the first-team, but Lampard’s former teammate Cole believes the Blues ’ boss now has an opportunity to ‘change the culture’ and stamp his authority on the club. “This is an opportunity to change the culture of the club, change how the club is perceived,” Cole told the Daily Mail . “The culture is fine in the sense we’re a successful team but there can be improvements...

Chelsea face Red Bull Salzburg on the road in their forthcoming pre-season friendly. The Blues have picked up momentum with positive results against Barcelona and Reading where they have impressed with their scoring and Frank Lampard will be hoping for more of the same against the Austrian champions. Chelsea face Red Bull Salzburg on the road in their forthcoming pre-season friendly. The Blues have picked up momentum with positive results against Barcelona and Reading where they have impressed with their scoring and Frank Lampard will be hoping for more of the same against the Austrian champions. Formation: 4-2-3-1 Predicted Lineup : Kepa Arrizalaga was left on the bench during the recent 4-3 friendly triumph over Reading but he should definitely start in goal against Salzburg given he needs more minutes under his belt ahead of the new season. At the back, Lampard is likely to opt for a complete reshuffle f...