Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard has revealed that he has spent time without football looking back on some of his side's performances from earlier this season in an attempt to make his team even stronger.
The Blues' players returned to their Cobham training base on Tuesday for a first training session since football in England was sent into shutdown mode in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
It was the first step Chelsea have made in their hope of resuming the campaign next month, with the club still chasing a top-four finish in the Premier League this term.
Though Lampard has been unable to meet up with his squad in an attempt to keep them on the straight and narrow in the midst of this period without football, he has been using the time to pay close attention to what he can do take the club to the next level.
"I have watched a lot of games back from this season, focusing on particular parts of the team that I always want to improve," Lampard told Chelsea's club website, as he reflected on his time during the lockdown period.
"Sometimes when you have game after game you can’t reflect, you’re always looking forward, but I’ve had time to do that.
"We have got a really good analyst team and we can put together some videos and ideas for the future. That helps me with my planning, how we are going to train, how it’s going to look, and use the time as well as I can to make us better when we come back to where we’re playing."
As well as dedicating some of his time during this period to analysing his side's performances, he has also used this period to spend some quality time with his family, something that would not have usually happened at this time of the year.
"At the moment I’m living at home in Chelsea," Lampard continued. "I wake up and generally take my dog out to get some exercise.
"I spend some time with the family, learning a few new things. Now I can cook some more dishes at home and all of those sorts of things.
"I like to exercise regularly, so I tend to try and get out and go for a run, or get on the bike and do things, which is always good for me mentally.
"And then a lot of work. At the moment I spend quite a lot of time on the computer at home contacting people, whether it be the players, or staff at Chelsea, planning training sessions for the future.
"I’m always trying to keep my mind engaged. I’m certainly occupying my time well."
