Frank Lampard

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

I'd rather anyone with any small injury or fatigue be rested for the Hull game. It is maybe the easiest Premier League matchup we have all season and we should be able to win the game even with a lineup that is less than our regular starting XI.

[Hutcho 8,443]

I can't see him being first choice anyway.

I expect to see essien and MvG or rambo.

[jan 14]

^{i hope to see him get minutes against madrid or roma}

[Phil Driver 503]

Lampard will be first choice for all the big games,you do realise who the new manager of Chelsea is? and rightly so .

Jose has already said he looks at the performance and not the birth certificate,my guess is that was in reference to Lampard and he said that he has noticed no decline in Lampard's performance, but he may need more time to recover from matches at his age. And I make Mourinho dead right .

[Fulham Broadway 16,835]

NO LAMPARD -NO PARTY !

...best banner in Indonesia

[Phil Driver 503]

Prolonging Lampard's career will be about managing and planning his involvement, Mourinho says.

"I believe he is the same player (as before), with the difference of, he is 35 and the time (needed) to recover from match to match is not the same for a man of 25 to a man of 35," Mourinho said.

"The role doesn't have to change. What has to change is the way we analyse competition. Before we didn't analyse, before it was 'every match: he plays'. Sometimes I wanted to give him a rest in a Carling Cup match and he said 'if you give me a rest the next match I will not be the same, because I have to play every three days'.

"He can't play 60 matches like he did before, but the quality of the player and what he represents for the way I like to play football is exactly the same."

Mourinho says Lampard, who was rotated under Rafael Benitez last season, accepts that he will not be selected for every match.

Mourinho added: "We have to analyse the fixtures, to analyse the matches, to analyse the week we have and to make a few choices. He's intelligent, he's open, he has a very good relationship with me.

"He knows I know how to do it with players of his age, because at the end of the day we have to be just clever, because the player is the same. Performance is how good you are, not your passport or birth certificate. It's about performance, nothing else."

Jose knows what world class is ,expect SFL to be at Chelsea next season as well as this ,all that talk of him being let go by Chelsea was madness .

We may never see his like again so appreciate it while you can .

[Phil Driver 503]

Lampard is fit and will feature tonight .

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

Im sorry to say this but we look our weakest in mid when his playing. Dnt get me wrong, he offers invaluable experience but at this moment in time I would prefer to not see him anywhere close to the starting 11 maybe super sub like Mou suggested

[chelsea_4_eva 1,157]

NO LAMPARD -NO PARTY !

...best banner in Indonesia

lol

unfortunately he didn't play that match.

Edited August 8, 2013 by chelsea_4_eva

[FabHazard 655]

that turn and shot was so awesome that i watched it so many times...bow down for the legend...hopefully he gains match fitness and be ready

[Phil Driver 503]

Another day another goal from Lampard, I have a feeling Jose will be using Frankie in all the big matches ,wonderful talent to be able to score so many goals from midfield as well as working as hard as any other midfielder at the club bar Ramires.

Expect Lampard to still be at Chelsea next season ,before he will use his experience in the pivot ,that is another three seasons before we talk about a coaching role at the club,legends are made not born and Jose knows this,unlike the waiter ,who had to ultimately rely on Lampard to win the Europa League and gain our champions league place,after initially saying Lampard would be free to leave Chelsea in his first press conference.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Yeah, he should be used when games are a little open and the opposition automatically concede the midfield. Otherwise, he's not good enough to control the midfield against top opposition anymore, especially if it's just 2 in the middle.

[Phil Driver 503]

Ah I see you are thinking like Rafa ,I prefer to think like Jose, Watch this space . Lampard will play all the big games and miss the league Cup .

You know the major thing that controls games .................................................................goals .

[haranr 485]

It just unbelievable how Frank manages to keep his scoring ability even from the defensive midfield position. What a LEGEND

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Ah I see you are thinking like Rafa ,I prefer to think like Jose, Watch this space . Lampard will play all the big games and miss the league Cup .

You know the major thing that controls games .................................................................goals .

I'm not thinking like either rather myself. Lamps has been found wanting against almost any team with a half-decent midfield and his only contribution is goals and they will be easier to come by in open games and against sides that may concede the midfield to us. Against sides with a good midfield, Lamps won't even get a sniff at goal if we can't first secure our midfield, otherwise he'll cost us more goals that he'd score.

Now, if we're playing 4-3-3 then I'd start him against anyone.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Whats with his hair ?

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

I'm not thinking like either rather myself. Lamps has been found wanting against almost any team with a half-decent midfield and his only contribution is goals and they will be easier to come by in open games and against sides that may concede the midfield to us. Against sides with a good midfield, Lamps won't even get a sniff at goal if we can't first secure our midfield, otherwise he'll cost us more goals that he'd score.

Now, if we're playing 4-3-3 then I'd start him against anyone.

Lampard scores goals from any range against any kind of opposition. In a 4-3-3 Lamps is still able to control the midfield and I am sure we will use this formation at some stage cos the extra man in midfield is invaluable.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

That new hair cut has to go. Terrible. It looks like he cut it himself..