The Blues manager has again called for patience around the 21-year-old as frustration is growing around his lack of influence in west London.
Frank Lampard admits that Kai Havertz is not physically exhausted by suffering from ‘hard’ symptoms of coronavirus in November.
Chelsea signed 21-year-old midfielder Bayer Leverkusen for £ 70 million ($ 94m) in the summer but have found himself on the bench in the last three games.
In fact, it only showed a taste of the talent that drew the Blues to signing him in the first place.
Lampard has insisted that there needs to be an understanding of his bad form and the Covid-19 physical hole is still getting on his playmaker.
“Just as Kai was just coming to terms with the Premier League and he did some really good deals with us he got Covid and he had Covid really bad because I think people are really starting to play. ‘open about now,’ “Lampard told reporters ahead of a home game with Manchester City on Sunday.
“I’ve read a few things recently about what people might be suffering from now. Some people are asymptomatic. It’s definitely fallen to some extent with that physically and I will talking to him a lot and we know that, it is something that we are trying to help to deal with.
“Yeah, the expectation around it is you have to put context into the story. Kai’s talent is unquestionable. I see that every day. It’s crucial to give him time to change. to the Premier League and our team.
“We’ve seen players come here in the past, they didn’t really change, they went elsewhere and they came back to the Premier League and put it up to levels for I’m not trying to compare Kai directly to that but there are so many stories across the Premier League, not just Chelsea.
“I have full faith in him. We have to give him that time, especially because of Covid ‘s situation, that’ s a problem. That ‘s not an issue; it’ s a related issue outside of his illness. “
Havertz may be completely international but a move from the Bundesliga to one of the biggest sides in the Premier League represents a step up in level for him.
Lampard made that one big step for Chelsea in a £ 11m move from West Ham in 2001 and it took a year of change before he showed the form that would make him a key player for the club.
As a result of his own course of play, Lampard is aware that rapid change should not be taken lightly.
“Moving leagues to a fast and physical game week in and week out is a big issue every three days and not something to be expected just because have we paid you this amount or are you an international or age person or how many goals and assists have you made, “he said.
“You can’t take anything as a given in that sense. I was thinking with Kai anyway and I was there to help him, I’m there to help him when he came. I’m excited to take on that challenge with how it would be this league is going to be different.
“We’ll see how you can change because your talents are going to be different in a very positive way and help us. The only thing I know for sure as a coach is that I can trust my personal experience. when it pops up a bit.
“I know I had to do extra work myself. Kai is different for me. Especially with the return of Covid now we have to give him time to do the extra work. -now and it will make him stronger in the end. And remember he is a young player and he needs time. “