Chelsea boss Lampard: Abraham should be in England contention

Football
16 Sep 2019 • 2:05 PM MYT
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Chelsea star Tammy Abraham is already in contention for an England spot after his club heroics.

Abraham has managed seven goals in his past three games against Norwich City, Sheffield United and Wolves.

The 21-year-old, who was on loan at Aston Villa in the Championship last season, has earned manager Frank Lampard's faith to lead the line since the start of the season.

And Lampard believes such displays will put him on the national team's radar.

"The way he's going it's obviously going to put him in that bracket, without telling Gareth [Southgate - England manager] what to do," said Lampard to reporters.

"To score seven goals in three games and be top scorer and play with the quality he's playing in his all-round game - the three different types of goals he scored are exactly what you want from Tammy: a messy one, a good header and then a fantastic feet and finish goal.

"He has to sustain it and he has to get even better. He has to be hungry, which I know he is. He can never rest on his laurels because there is more work to be done and that England squad is a few weeks away. He needs to keep playing at that level and he'll have a great chance, I'd suggest."