Despite spending over £200 million in the summer transfer window to sign the likes of Hakim Ziyech,Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, and Ben Chilwell, Chelsea have not started the season on the right foot, as they have won only three out of their first nine matches in all competitions.
Questions have been asked if Lampard is the right man for the top job at Chelsea but Essien, who played with Lampard during his time in England, has urged the board to give the Englishman enough time as he thinks he will find the winning formula very soon.
“He [Lampard] is Chelsea, he knows the club inside out and what needs to be done," Essien told Goal in an exclusive interview.
“He will get the help of everyone there and I think so far that he has done a good job.
"Last season was a good achievement and it isn't an easy place to manage. The fans can demand a lot so it isn't easy, and he is doing his best.
"Football is full of ups and downs, you have to understand that. Get behind the team instead of not being happy after every bad result.
"The job is not easy so you have to be patient and push the team, then hopefully they will do well. They have added good players so they will have to deliver as a lot is expected now.
"The young players are doing well but I don't know if they could play in my old team! I am joking because I like the young players, with the likes of Mason Mount, but you need to raise your game at Chelsea constantly."
Essien won eight major trophies during his nine-year stay in England.
