FRANK LAMPARD'S startling admission that Chelsea players are not fit enough offered another window into the problems at the club, as fan anger grows towards Todd Boehly.
Co-owner Boehly was confronted by frustrated supporters from the West Stand above the directors' box during Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Brighton.
Two fans are understood to have questioned Boehly over his appointment of Lampard, who has now lost three straight games since being named caretaker manager.
Blaming Lampard feels unfair, but the anger among Chelsea fans is clear.
A major factor behind the defeat was what Lampard described as a lack of "capacity", a word he used three times in his post-match press conference.
The data showed C were simply outrun by Brighton after Lampard tried to implement a man-to-man, high-pressing system.
Lampard defended his team's intention to implement the plan, but he has inherited a squad of players that he feels are not as fit as their Premier League rivals.
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