Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has warned his kids not to relax.
Lampard admits he constantly worries about a long winning streak leading to a decline in intensity on the training ground.
He said: I remember having good runs of form as a player and then slightly relaxing in training and my form turning and having to reassess myself.
The older I got, the more fearful I became of any good patches.
So that is something which I am always driving home to the players.
If I ever felt there was a lack of effort in training or during the game I would deliver a strong message, even if it's not nice to hear.
That is something that has to come from the manager, so unfortunately I do have to play the bad cop at times.
But I'm not a manager that is full of rollockings because if you do that on a regular basis it just becomes white noise and has no effect.
Players respond in different ways to that sort of thing.
If there is a moment when a very tough approach might be needed then that's what you do. If a firm b******ing is required to put people on edge, that's good in a positive way.
But to do it consistently who wants that every day?"
