The only place to be 11,313 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yes, he's a legend and so is Drogba and Zola and Osgood. But that's not really the point. The point was that his short passing was off yesterday and that has nothing to do with the role he's playing as he's expected to make those short passes regardless of where he plays on the pitch, unless you think his previous role was a being a goal keeper..I actually think he was doing better than the start of the season in the games against Tottenham and Steaua, but yesterday he was pretty poor apart from the goal. We'll have to agree to disagree. You should be in a good mood considering both of the teams you keep an eye on are third in their tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Yes but you thought Mikel was superb against Fulham,he wasn't.Lampard set the tone yesterday his early passes to Demba not only created the goal,but they put Norwich on the back foot and made them play deeper. He controlled the midfield especially first half when we should have scored more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 jesus christ the Lampard thread and the only thing people care about is Mikel. 'Mikel was good against X, Mikel did this against Y, Mikel sucked vs Z" loool Anyway Lampard wasn't too bad vs Norwich, first half good, second half they got into it more. Still room for improvement defensively. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 And you can't misplace passes that are short and backwards some behind our full backs as. Mikel does,in a million years Mikel does not see those early passes for Demba,he would have rolled 90% of his passes sideways/backwards and that is why he has been dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Why don't the fanboys stay off the Lampard thread after all we are winning and playing well since Spurs in the second half and Lamps has been a very big part of that go on the Mikel thread and try to work out why he was not even on the bench.Lamps is class and is playing very well and we are winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 jesus christ the Lampard thread and the only thing people care about is Mikel. 'Mikel was good against X, Mikel did this against Y, Mikel sucked vs Z" loool Anyway Lampard wasn't too bad vs Norwich, first half good, second half they got into it more. Still room for improvement defensively. It's because there are some people who can't be objective - pass completion is the go to stat for certain people, but when Lampard gets a very respectable 90% then they decide to moan about FIVE short passes going astray. It's comical.The fact is that Lamps early passes turned the Norwich defence and forced them to play deeper. He made the opposition defence THINK, which is something Mikel doesn't do. He can do it, but people say he's just supposed to retain possession and that's not true - he should be moving the ball on quicker and forcing the opposition defensive lines to readjust and he doesn't do that enough. At least Lamps forces the opposition lines to move, which creates spaces for the players ahead of him.He's not perfect and him and Ramires need to work out their defensive duties better but that will come with time and familiarity, and I expect him to start in the next game too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 It's because there are some people who can't be objective - pass completion is the go to stat for certain people, but when Lampard gets a very respectable 90% then they decide to moan about FIVE short passes going astray. It's comical.The fact is that Lamps early passes turned the Norwich defence and forced them to play deeper. He made the opposition defence THINK, which is something Mikel doesn't do. He can do it, but people say he's just supposed to retain possession and that's not true - he should be moving the ball on quicker and forcing the opposition defensive lines to readjust and he doesn't do that enough. At least Lamps forces the opposition lines to move, which creates spaces for the players ahead of him.He's not perfect and him and Ramires need to work out their defensive duties better but that will come with time and familiarity, and I expect him to start in the next game too.True but sometimes its better to retain possession as opposed to trying a hollywood pass or whatever. Charlie Adam at Liverpool was guilty of this at times before Rodgers sold him and even under Dalglish. Looks good when it comes off, bad when it does not. I'm not going to get into this though lol, some people prefer Lampard and some people prefer Mikel in the pivot. I'll just leave it at that because there will be about 40 members wanting to get their say on this and it will eventually end up in some shitty argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Charlie Adam?What has he got to do with Lampard?That is like comparing Mikel with Malelele.Ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Lamps is class and is playing very well and we are winning.No, Lampard is not playing very well, that's a ridiculous thing to say. He's been okay this season given he is still adapting his game to a more deeper player but to say he's played "very well" is astonishing. As I said he's been okay and has done well for the team but he's had to sacrifice his main game thus he's obviously not playing to his full ability. Lampard has in general been average this season and so has Mikel (before you bring him in). Ramires has been our stand out player in the pivot by far and he's the only player out of those three that you could say has played "very well". semiller1313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Rubbish i can say Lampard has played very well,he is in the team and the team is winning and Rammy and Lampard is our first choice midfield.You are right he has adapted his game and will not score as much. The_Flash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseasMessiah 304 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 As he is at Wembley tonight, I hope Jose is watching Lampard's performance closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I am sure he is,that is why he is a football manager and you are a ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseasMessiah 304 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 A Chelsea fan who wants the best for the club, especially performance wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 You leave it to Jose,you cant dig out Lampard there ,you are an embarrasment ,luckily Jose knows what he is doing,Lampard did well enough and was being saved for Poland. The_Flash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseasMessiah 304 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I agree with you that Jose knows what he is doing, that's why we have 2 or 3 January targets for one of the pivots. Lampard should get minutes in a more advanced position as that's where his strengths are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishC300 1,865 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I just love Lampard's style of sticking his tongue out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidzeret 2,257 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I just love Lampard's style of sticking his tongue out.Better than this??? BleedsBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Harriott 2,732 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I just love Lampard's style of sticking his tongue out.Well, that's worrying CHOULO19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I just love Lampard's style of sticking his tongue out.You've got issues mate, serious issues.. hjperdeath 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseasMessiah 304 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I think Frankie is a handsome fella myself but that's going a little too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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