Chelsea manager Frank Lampard his not writing off Championship side Luton ahead of FA cup game on Saturday.
The Blues were beaten in the midweek clash against Leicester at the King power stadium and will now face Luton in the FA cup fourth round.
Lampard has stated that Luton is a strong side and he is not looking down on them and also insist that he needs to be focus and pick the make the right selection in other to get them to the next round.
“Luton are going to be a tough competitor,” Lampard said.
“They are going pretty well in the Championship, they are a good team, and this is the FA Cup and we know what comes with it. I’ll be picking a team to try and win the game and get us through to the next round.”
He further stated on the speculation regarding a loan move for his defender Fikayo Tomori.
“There is no confirmation as it stands,’ reported Lampard. ‘It’s not completed so he remains in the same situation.
“Fikayo is a developing player, a very good player. I have seen him rise from his time at Derby as a good talent to one of the best defenders in the Championship and then an England international and a Chelsea regular.
“His journey has been great. Whether he goes on loan or not he is going to be a top player, but he is a developing player, too.”
Lampard also stated that his side has been sluggish and an it’s an area of the game that he feels has cost them in recent weeks and he hopes to see his side in their best very soon.
“One of the things that set us apart as a team last year was our energy. There were parts of that this year when we were on a good run. We needed that to beat Leeds and beat Sevilla. I feel proud when I put out a team that shows that.
“We did it last year and we managed to get to fourth position. When I see [our energy] come off we have to call it out and we have to work in training to get it better. You cannot play if you don’t run first. As a group we need to get back to the energy we were finding when we were winning games.”
