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Oliver Harbord

Frank Lampard reveals plan to replace Eden Hazard at Chelsea this season

Chelsea might have lost their best player in Eden Hazard to Real Madrid this summer, but that isn't going to worry new head coach Frank Lampard.

The Belgian netted 16 times in the Premier League last season for the Blues, adding another 15 assists to the campaign as well, which means it is going to be a big hole to fill.

With a transfer ban as well, Chelsea will be unable to replace Hazard in the market, however they will be hoping that Christian Pulisic will add some creativity to the attack that could be lacking without Hazard in their ranks.

However, Lampard has challenged his players to really build a squad that can cope without Hazard and insists that his plan will not be about individuals, but about creating a unit as a whole.

"I think Eden Hazard, from the outside, it seemed like something that was really important to Eden personally," Lampard said.

"The club respected that and the fans respected that and he left on a very good note. As a Chelsea fans and having played with him, I felt he give this club such pleasure and great times individually in his input.

Eden Hazard is unveiled at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

"We were thankful that he was here. It is not one to dwell on now, he has gone, we wish him well in his career. He is a great person as well as a great player and we wish him well.

"But now it is important about what we do and it is about how to take the club forward. You lose one great player, of course, but then how do you get around that?

"You work on the team and the squad we have is already a very strong squad. We have a lot of young players, who are at a really good age who have, not just potential as they have already shown it in the first team, but have the talent, not to fill Hazard’s boots as he is very unique, but we have players in their own way who can be huge players for this club.

"Some who already are huge players and some who can get even better. My job is to get that out of them and make them even better."

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