Frank Lampard

[Barbara 15,149]

I'm honestly and literally crying now.

I'm one of those people who thought he was leaving or retiring and even think that would be appropriate from a technical point of view... but now there's a knot in my throat and it won't go away and I can't stop crying... I'm nearly sobbing actually and I can't even blame hormones on this one.

I'll miss him so much... I don't know if I can recognize Chelsea without him. I mean, I'll always be a Blue, the club is bigger than any player, but for so long Chelsea and Frank Lampard were synonyms, the same thing, something you couldn't separate, intrinsically connected.

Chelsea will continue to be Chelsea, but a small spark just died now in the club. Frank Lampard is beyond a legend. That word fits Didier well, but it seems too short to describe what Frank represents to this club.

I expected to be sad, but damnit, I'm completely heartbroken actually. crying like a baby

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

John Terry: "Lamps, I'm going to miss you on and off the pitch, mate. The best midfielder I've had the honour of playing with." [1/2]

John Terry: "You're a true #Chelsea legend. You are a real winner and an inspiration to me and everyone at #Chelsea. Good luck, mate." [2/2]

[iseah100 5,612]

:'( <\3

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Testimonial v Bolton would be brilliant

[AndersonBLUE 819]

Goodbye Lampard...

[LAB 1,030]

Super, super Frank!

It's devastating. "Frank Lampard leaves Chelsea": This will take some time to be processed well in my head.

And when next season starts and Frank won't be in the list.....

[ephreak 42]

It does not matter if Chelsea buy all the best players in the world, no one will be even close to the man Lampard is. He was so much more than just a Chelsea player.

You will be missed, thank you isn´t enough.

I´m lucky that I had the privilege to see him play for a long time in blue shirt.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Drogba had the moments, Zola had the magic, but Lampard stands alone as our best ever player. The man was a machine and a goal-scoring monster. The 164 consecutive games PL played from midfield(!) was testament to his consistency and reliability. The fact that that record was held by mostly goalkeepers tells you something.

His goal-scoring ability could rival that of almost any WC striker in his prime. His passing ability and contribution in defense is also pretty underrated. He's the best box-to-box midfielder I've ever seen in my two decades watching football.

It will be a long time till we see another central midfielder who scores 250+ goals in his career.

I heard there's a testimonial against Bolton, the team he scored two goals against to give us our first title in 50 years. A fitting end. If God could let me pick one football player from any point in history to represent Chelsea, I will pick Sir Frank Lampard 10 times out of 10.

[Ze Mario 638]

one year extension contract for 30 and above old players is undeniably shit. When big clubs such as Milan Madrid Barcelona took care of their old players, especially their will-become legend, we act like a literally plastic club (finger to the boards tho, not players, not fans). There's something wrong with this club, to the point i call it sickness.

Even without proper goodbye? Sick!

[robsblubot 3,545]

Any information on what the fuck happened?!

Have we made an offer at all and he just took the better one? I'm not going to put this on the club until I know more.

He certainly did not deserve anywhere near the deal he's had in the past (key player and all), but no offer would've been very harsh.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

one year extension contract for 30 and above old players is undeniably shit. When big clubs such as Milan Madrid Barcelona took care of their old players, especially their will-become legend, we act like a literally plastic club (finger to the boards tho, not players, not fans). There's something wrong with this club, to the point i call it sickness.

Even without proper goodbye? Sick!

The problem with this club is "fans" like you who won't hesitate to jump on its back, bash it, disrespect it and insult it at the slightest.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Super Frank! Chelsea no. 8!

One of the greatest midfielder of alltime. Absolute Chelsea Legend.

Thanks for everything you gave to us. Goals, passions, joy, happiness, professionalism.

[Yeboii 1,844]

My idol when I was a kid and probably one of the biggest reason I started supporting Chelsea. This is a sad day indeed

However, this must mean we are going to get a midfielder this summer.

[Henrique 9,133]

[cadenza666 221]

Thank you Frank Lampard, Chelsea's greatest EVER..

The reason why I fell in love with the greatest club in the world. The title winning goals at Bolton, that goal at Camp Nou, the goal against Bayern, the penalty against Liverpool shortly after his mum Pat passed away, that thumping penalty against Munich in Munich, and so many more.

Sir Frank Lampard I salute you. Thank you for everything.

[FabHazard 655]

absolute legend.......best PL midfielder......his late runs into the the box and goal scoring ability are best in the world.......will miss him for sure...best chelsea player...deserves a send off...there should be a statue or something in stamford bridge to honour him!!

[gary gordon 1,777]

The club, letting Frank go like this, without a decent goodbye Is criminal. I will continue to support the club till the day I die, but the board can all go and Fuck themselves. To keep a prick like Torres in the team but get rid of Frank and Ash really speaks volumes. I'm devastated. Good bye Super Frankie.

[Fulham Broadway 16,951]

Testimonial v Bolton would be brilliant

There were a few random tweets last week about a pre season against Bolton...