and AVB insisted with him. The interview is awesome, Lampard shows he is really a great footballer. "He was looking to the future and his plan was long-term. But somewhere in the middle of that, the present didn't go so well — and that's where the problems came." "You can't force change. It has to be a more careful process. "You can't lose sight of the present, as a team like Chelsea, with the quality we have, can't be fifth in the league. "If young players are coming through, who deserve to be in the team, I have no problem with that and would stand aside. But they have to earn their place and show they deserve to be in. This. I was one of the first in this forum that said Lampard wasnt playing well since last season, and it was time for him to leave or become a squad player, but the fact is Raul Meireles is not the kind of player you expect do replace Lampard, its just pathetic. Lampard as a starting XI in this season wasnt the ideal, but between him and Meireles I choose the english without thinking twice, specially in a crucial moment of the season.