Lampard demands title bid

Lampard: Determined to keep in the title race

Frank Lampard insists Chelsea are determined to make a sustained Premier League title bid this term and cannot rely on Jose Mourinho alone.

Chelsea are seeking a first league title since 2009/10 this term after Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge, marked on Sunday with a 2-0 defeat of newly-promoted Hull.
England midfielder Lampard was a mainstay of the side in Mourinho's first spell when Chelsea won a first championship in 50 years and retained the title.
Pointing to Chelsea's sixth-placed finish in 2012 and third-placed finish last term, the England midfielder hopes another Premier League title can be won after two seasons of turmoil which have ended in European silverware.
"What we have done in recent years is not stay in the race in the early stages and drop down a few points, then it is hard to get back," Lampard said.
"We are determined to stay in the race this time and stay right up there.