"When you're Chelsea and you have a season like we've had there are obviously lots of things to improve," Frank Lampard told Sky Sports when asked what problems Mauricio Pochettino would have to fix first after taking over at Stamford Bridge.
"The next manager will need a pre-season. We're not physically competitive enough, that's a strong opinion I have.
"The new manager can get the squad into the place he needs it to be - the squad has been too big and that has been the biggest challenge, coming in to work with players who for whatever reason are disillusioned. Those situations can be sorted out now and they need to be.
"Some of the players have been mindful of [uncertainty about their future at Chelsea] for a while and that's part of the problem. It's hard to compete in this league if players are in that middle ground - whether the club want them to leave or they want to leave, we can get to the bottom of it.
"The dressing room was pretty quiet [after the draw with Newcastle] and it's been a quiet dressing room since I got here. The players are probably sort of happy to take a break.
"They have to take responsibility for this season but it's up to them to go and show the pride and dedication it needs to be a Chelsea player."
Pochettino has just been confirmed as the new Chelsea boss, although he's expected to be formally unveiled on July 1.
Even so, he's already working behind the scene with the club hierarchy to establish targets and necessary departures.
