Frank Lampard

[HRiver 1,512]

He's back

[EdenHazard 163]

Glad he's back in training, Cannot wait for him to return! Along with Terry, We've missed the pair of them. Both play a huge role on the field.

Think we should put him straight back into our starting XI when he's back. Hopefully he can play some of the balls that Hazard/Mata/Oscar haven't been getting as much as Mikel/Ramires in midfield!

[Kieran. 6,317]

He's not going to magically turn our troubles around...he'll help with some squad depth and experience.

Not sure if I want him paired with Mikel or Ramires, he may get more time as an attacking midfielder.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

He's not going to magically turn our troubles around...he'll help with some squad depth and experience.

Its far more than that. Footballing wise, he is better at distributing than all the other CMs and more importantly he is a leader, nothing to do with experience, Mikel, ferreira or cole are vastly experienced but no leaders,

Comparison between the team playing with to the playing without him shows there is a difference. AS for guys such as Drogs, Lamps, Terry. Players, esp younger players need s.o. to look to in difficult situations. You always can get on the back foot, but I can't remember one time we have got ourselves out of such a situation in a crucial game without having at least one of them on the pitch. A team needs players that take the game by the scruff of its neck. We got talent, flair, skills in abundance, who shall Oscar, Hazard turn to? Only leader on the pitch is Cech, so he won't have much influence. 6 months ago our team was worse, we neither had genuine wingers, mata was so tired he could hardly run, we had to use guys as Bosingwa and Kalou as starters in big games, but we got out of this, cos we had a spine of natural leaders on the pitch. This spin kept us so robust for almost a decade, everything changed here, the manager, most of the other players but we were cool as at least two out of Drogs, Lamps, Terry played every big match. It's no coincidence, we have won every single major cup final, Lamps has captained us in.In all these years we never had a run as bad as this one.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

He'll help. I guarantee it. That much experience and that much quality has to help a team struggling as badly as we are.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Frank with rafa looks very strange after all those heated matches with loserpool.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Agreed, but now it is a reality we might as well just get on with it.

[different level 1,056]

Hopefully he'll be ready for tomorrow's match. I want to see him in action.

[termninja 5,290]

He's back

I like that "Calm your shit down, I'm here" face

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Lamps is back in the squad for the sunderland game!

[Rmpr 8,977]

Was he at Didier`s dinner?

[bluesman2610 1,417]

good news that lamps is back we need his leadership in the side...

[robsblubot 3,595]

are they talking about extending his contract? Perhaps another year?

[Jase 43,479]

Was he at Didier`s dinner?

No, he wasn't apparently. Cech, Mata, Lampard and Torres did not attend the dinner from what I've read.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Was he at Didier`s dinner?

Apparently he had a long-standing charity commitment.