Frank Lampard

[Magic Lamps 11,465]

Lamps making it really difficult for England to replace him. 2 Motm awards, 3 goals in 5 days. Best England player atm.

[warnie_666 1,081]

Gerrard suffers from complex when Lampard is in the team. He always underperforms in Lampard's presence but is great when Lampard isnt around. Shows who is the boss!!

[Jase 43,479]

Lampard has scored 5 goals and got 1 assist in the 7 games(out of 8) he has played for Chelsea and England this season.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Lampard has scored 5 goals and got 1 assist in the 7 games(out of 8) he has played for Chelsea and England this season.

Yes, but he's 34 years old so he's no good.

[klopfzeichen 78]

Lampard is only good for taking penalties now. Nothing more.

[Magic Lamps 11,465]

Yes, but he's 34 years old so he's no good.

1. Lamps is a slow starter, anyway he has scored 5 goals and got 2 MOTM awards, so u tell me he is no good?

2. no idea what age has to do with quality. age is just anumber

3. @klopfzeichen: Whats bad about being able to take penalties? There are few reliable pen takers in world football. Why would a player who can not do anything more be regular starter for the European Champions and the 3rd best international team in the world?

[CHOULO19 24,332]

@Magic Lamps, I'm pretty sure Toronto was being sarcastic

Our players really have some haters in the British public; there was a poll on Goal.com today and about 6% voted Lampard as the most disappointing player in the England team yesterday. Really? When Cleverly played like the shit player that he is? And when Gerard had yet another shocking performance, was responsible for Ukraine's goal and got sent off stupidly?!

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

1. Lamps is a slow starter, anyway he has scored 5 goals and got 2 MOTM awards, so u tell me he is no good?

2. no idea what age has to do with quality. age is just anumber

3. @klopfzeichen: Whats bad about being able to take penalties? There are few reliable pen takers in world football. Why would a player who can not do anything more be regular starter for the European Champions and the 3rd best international team in the world?

Was being sarcastic but the poster below me blew my sarcasm out of the water. Lampard was one of our better players last season. His scoring, passing, and even defending were vital to us going anywhere. The idea that 3 mediocre games (in a season where we've started 3-0-0) means Lampard is useless is a ridiculous overreaction. Lampard is still a vital part of this club.

[klopfzeichen 78]

Whats bad about being able to take penalties? There are few reliable pen takers in world football. Why would a player who can not do anything more be regular starter for the European Champions and the 3rd best international team in the world?

That's the thing: he shouldn't be a regular starter for the european champions, at least not in the position he is currently being played in.

[Tomo 21,685]

Was being sarcastic but the poster below me blew my sarcasm out of the water.

Where's the sarcasm font on the computers when you need them

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Where's the sarcasm font on the computers when you need them

It's hard to use sarcastic exaggeration when people are even more exaggerated than your sarcasm and are actually being serious.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

It's hard to use sarcastic exaggeration when people are even more exaggerated than your sarcasm and are actually being serious.

i cant wait till someone comes up with that sarcasm tool hahaha. maybe he was just itching for a discussion.

didnt see the game, but the headline read "and over to you Lampard." just knew that he had done it again.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

I often hear the term 'XYZ is the heartbeat of that team'. Well, if Lamps is the heartbeat of Chelsea, then the patient needs to get a scan, and quickly.

[Spike 12,049]

We all know that Super Lamps isn't the player he was. Age and a few injuries have really caught up to him and we can't forget that he is 34. Lamps has always been at attacking midfielder, or even sometimes a secondary striker and those positions are a far cry away from playing as a centre midfielder. He has been getting foward ever since day one of his Chelsea career and that was well over a decade ago so it's unfair to expect him to adapt to entirely different role with ease, old dogs don't learn new trick all that well. Not only does he have to adapt to new expectations and duties but he has to break many of the habbits that made him so fantastic for so many years. When was the last time you tried breaking a habbit? Remember how difficult it was? Often these habbits are just auto-pilot actions that you do without realising because it's ingrained into your ethos. I fully believe his performances would be at a much higher standard if he was playing in a more attacking role; the stamina and physicality may be gone but all of the technique remains.

You can criticise him all you want, but never forget that while he may fail at times you can never fault his effort. 100% all the time everytime, the results aren't always there but the passion is.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

He should not have played yesterday imo. He put in two tiring performance for England last week, you can't expect him at his age to play 3 matches in 10 days.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

We all know that Super Lamps isn't the player he was. Age and a few injuries have really caught up to him and we can't forget that he is 34. Lamps has always been at attacking midfielder, or even sometimes a secondary striker and those positions are a far cry away from playing as a centre midfielder. He has been getting foward ever since day one of his Chelsea career and that was well over a decade ago so it's unfair to expect him to adapt to entirely different role with ease, old dogs don't learn new trick all that well. Not only does he have to adapt to new expectations and duties but he has to break many of the habbits that made him so fantastic for so many years. When was the last time you tried breaking a habbit? Remember how difficult it was? Often these habbits are just auto-pilot actions that you do without realising because it's ingrained into your ethos. I fully believe his performances would be at a much higher standard if he was playing in a more attacking role; the stamina and physicality may be gone but all of the technique remains.

You can criticise him all you want, but never forget that while he may fail at times you can never fault his effort. 100% all the time everytime, the results aren't always there but the passion is.

We've heard the same thing over and over. 'Adapting, Legend, Not at Fault, Give him time'. He doesn't deserve to be in the first XI.

[Spike 12,049]

We've heard the same thing over and over. 'Adapting, Legend, Not at Fault, Give him time'. He doesn't deserve to be in the first XI.

I never said 'not at fault' or 'give him time'. Try and not put words in my mouth, thank you.

[Jase 43,479]

He should not have played yesterday imo. He put in two tiring performance for England last week, you can't expect him at his age to play 3 matches in 10 days.

Had the same thought but the problem was, we lacked options. Essien loaned out. Meireles sold. Oscar still perhaps not quite ready yet. RDM is obsessed with playing Ramires at RW. And playing Romeu would just make our lineup even more defensive.