Lampard thrilled by new 時代 at Chelsea as young 直面するs start to 取って代わる old guard

By Sportsmail Reporter

Published: 12:00 BST, 25 July 2012 | Updated: 19:32 BST, 25 July 2012

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Frank Lampard says Chelsea are still adjusting to the arrival of their new 新採用するs but is excited about the coming season.

Eden Hazard and Marko Marin have already joined the 支持する／優勝者s League 勝利者s, while Brazil playmaker Oscar will 調印する in a £25million 移転 from Sao Paulo.

Lampard, who is on Chelsea's 小旅行する to America, believes Chelsea will 利益 from the 増加するd 競争 for places.

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'We 証明するd to be a 広大な／多数の／重要な team and a 広大な／多数の／重要な 部隊 in the second half of last season,' he said. 'This year maybe we are わずかに different because we have more new young players coming in.

'There might not be the settled togetherness that we had on the pitch at that 味方する because we had been together a long time. But there is an excitement about our team 同様に and that's probably the main difference.

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'Everyone is trying to impress, and you never lose that in pre-season, there's not one 経営者／支配人 I've met yet who will の近くに the door on any player.'

To the club's 公式の／役人 website, he 追加するd: 'We have to 成し遂げる at a high level to stay in the team because of the 質 of the squad we have.'