I feel like Jose didnt bring a top class CM just becuase he trust Lampard and loves him. His friendship with him couldnt let him get a VERY NEEDED replacment for Lampard, so we got MVG who's too young to be considered a threat for Lamps. Thats just a theory off course, but the facts (for me those are facts) stays the same whatever happend in the summer: he cant be our starting CM but its still very much the situation. I can realy understand what Tinashe4 is saying. I love Lampard, he's my favourite of all time and i wanted him to stay, but i also was afraid that him staying would mean we wont get a replcament. And here we are - 2013/2014 season - and he's still our main man in Central Midfield - and the same problems from last season are on show again: we're so slow in bulid up from the midfield, we cant get the ball higher quick enough, with enough pace, or with enough imagination. Frank's heaviness and slowness in his age realy slows up our game. He also doesnt react good to pressure and his passing arent good enough anymore. He's not allways the only problem, sometimes Hazard, Mata and Oscar dont make good enough movement to get those key passes from the Pivot, but i think that Lampard is a big part of the problem and the first step was to get someone better. We should have got a DLP who's quicker, faster, more technical and aggressive in defense to help Ramies. Thats alot of kind of "bashing" i know, but he's 35 ffs.. it was time to move on this summer and Jose didnt do it, and in all honesty im disappointed from him in this subject. Only solutions are: 1) MVG would surprise and be THAT player already this season. 2) Jose would make KDB/Oscar a descent DLP. 3) We'll get someone out of the blue in the next 10 days. If one of them is realistic? idk... i personally wish we suddenly put a bid for Hernanes from Lazio. A realistic target who fits the role, and will work good with Ramires. If not... GO VAN GINKEL!