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Frank Lampard downplayed the information suggesting that he would be a contender to Maurizio Sarri's successor if Chelsea's head coach was sacked.
Lampard is the top scorer for Chelsea. He won all the honors during his 13 years as a player at Stamford Bridge. He impresses while he shows up at the Championship Derby leadership.
Sarri's position could be threatened after Sunday's 6-0 loss to Manchester City, another former Lampard club, as the Blues slipped to sixth in the Premier League.
"My job is here," said Lampard at a press conference in Derby on Monday.
"We are working very hard and I am thinking of Ipswich Town on Wednesday and Brighton on Saturday."
Lampard has supported Chelsea "as a club" to be resilient and react to the humiliating defeat, their worst in the league for almost 28 years.
The former Blues midfielder said: "With my Chelsea hat, 13 years old as a player, you have an idea of what it is and what is not good, what It's not easy.It does not happen much in Chelsea, so when that's the case, it's a shock.
"But they're facing an amazing team and I've spent time in Manchester City as well – I have some feelings for them." The work done by Pep Guardiola and his incredible team is something special.
"It's been a tough day for Chelsea, and with all the best teams, it's important to come back strong, regardless of the type of defeat, and that's the strength of the best teams. the Chelsea club has it. "
Chelsea are now sixth in the Premier League, behind Arsenal, on goals scored, before a period that could be decisive for Sarri before the end of February.
The Blues will face Malmo in the first leg of their first leg of the last 32 games of the Europa League on Thursday.
Manchester United will meet Stamford Bridge in the fifth round of the FA Cup next Monday, before returning with Malmo on February 21, and the final of the Carabao Cup with Manchester City at Wembley on February 24.
Chelsea will face Tottenham in the Premier League on 27 February.
The captain of Chelsea, Cesar Azpilicueta, called the hammering of City unacceptable and apologized to the fans.
N & # 39; Golo Kante said the defeat was "hard to accept" and resulted from a "collective failure".
Defender Azpilicueta, to whom City player Raheem Sterling gave two goals, said on the club's website, chelseafc.com: "It's hard to find the words to describe my feelings after the game.
"It's one of the worst nights of my career, it's very frustrating, very disappointing.
"When you lose 6-0, everyone must agree not to play well, the only thing I can say to the fans is sorry, because it's not acceptable, and I'm sorry for all."
It was the Blues' third defeat in four Premier League matches, after a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal and a 4-0 defeat by Bournemouth. The only relief during this period was a 5-0 win over Huddersfield at home.
They were in trouble after just four minutes on Sunday as Sterling opened the scoring. Sergio Aguero then offered a hat trick and Ilkay Gundogan also scored before Sterling completed the rout with his second goal.
It could have been worse for Chelsea as Aguero missed his first goalkeeper and also hit the bar.
Kante said on chelseafc.com: "It's hard to explain, they've outclbaded us." It was a collective failure.
"It's a big disappointment and we have to react.We have a lot to learn from this, and hope we will not repeat the same mistakes in the future."
Press Association
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