Mateo Kovacic: Chelsea star begs Lampard to teach him how to score

Chelsea star Mateo Kovacic has mocked himself by pleading with new boss Frank Lampard to teach him how to net after going 894 days without a goal.

According to UK Sun report, the Croatian midfielder, who recently completed a permanent switch from Real Madrid to Chelsea netted last on January 29, 2017, in Los Blancos 3-0 victory over Real Sociedad.

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Since then, the midfielder, who is clearly worried of his goalscoring form has not found the back of the net.

England star Ruben Loftus-Cheek leads Chelsea midfielders with most goals, while the others like N'Golo Kante, Ross Barkley, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Jorginho have also recorded their names on the scorers chart.

And with pre-season training now on, 25-year-old Kovacic has confessed he is seeking help from his new boss - who netted a club record 209 goals for Chelsea.

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“I’m looking forward to working with [Lampard] a lot - he was an amazing player and he showed last season that he is a good coach as well," he noted.

“I’m looking forward to learning how to score from him because he scored quite a lot and me not so much last season.

“I’m maybe not exactly the same type of midfielder as he was but he had some strong abilities, especially scoring goals," he added.

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