Tony Cascarino believes Frank Lampard has made Chelsea better without Eden Hazard.
The Belgium playmaker departed Stamford Bridge for Real Madrid during the summer transfer window, with many questioning how the Blues would cope, especially with the club under a transfer ban and unable to bring a replacement in.
But after a slow start to the season, Lampard’s young side have found their form in the last few weeks, sealing their seventh consecutive victory in all competitions with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Burnley on Saturday evening.
And Cascarino believes Chelsea are benefiting from not having to rely on one player to come up with the goods.
“You can have one player who is so good for you that you’re so reliant on him and you keep giving him the ball,” the former Republic of Ireland told talkSPORT .
“Now you can give it to Mason Mount, he might create something for Tammy Abraham, Jorginho is getting on the ball far more.
“Let’s remember who’s not playing for Chelsea at the moment: N’Golo Kante, their best defender Antonio Rudiger.
“So you have to turn back and think there’s a lot that he [Lampard] is getting right and the team is reacting to a lot of big players that aren’t at the club or not playing.”
