Lampard: The weak link

[Fernando 6,585]

I don't think lampard is our weak link but I think his role should be our game winner from the bench

I always thought that players like Lampard and Drogba can play for a couple of more years like Scholes and Giggs. But they have to accept those role like these two have at United.

Or maybe we can offer them a pay as you play deal?

Cause I would love to keep Lampard and Drogba for more years if they don't mind becoming "squad players"

[CHOULO19 24,332]

This might be the emotions speaking but I think some of the points in this topic are rather harsh.

About his performance today, I thought he was thrown in there before being ready and 100% fit. You can tell that he was unable to run too much and rarely made his trade mark runs in the box. But despite that he was no where near our worst man on the field (thanks to bosingwa and dare I say Petr)

In all honesty, despite his age and decreasing energy, I'd still rather have Lamps start than Raul or malouda(in the middle) any day of the week. If anything I'd say he is what we have been missing recently, and that is a game winner.

I'm not worried about Lamps though, if anyone has the ability to make an unexpected return to form it is him. I mean, how manny times has he been written off in the past couple of years?

[Joker10 946]

First off i want to start by saying Lampard is not first team material anymore. But all the options we have at midfield are not much better. The only person we didn't try was Josh and he is on loan.

This thread is such a knee jerk and this another attempt to make him the scapegoat.

Do you guys forget he just came back from injury, and how we looked when he was injured. If you need a remainder watch the Swansea game.

how we miss Ramires 's energy

Don't make Ramires some kinda savior we were equally shit with him on the pitch.

[Henri 115]

The weak link is the whole team.

[Henri 115]

I seen him walking like he never gave a shit and that really offended me. I have seen Drogba do it in the past too and its not on, i never thought i would say this about Frank.

No offense, but you gotta be kidding?. Like the rest he didnt play well, but saying he doesnt give shit is way out of the line and respectless to one who love this club more than

anything.

[Beirut_Blues 306]

I said before that he should have joined Inter a few years ago but he stayed and his effectivity in the team went downhill from there..

[zolayes 14,489]

First off i want to start by saying Lampard is not first team material anymore. But all the options we have at midfield are not much better. The only person we didn't try was Josh and he is on loan.

This thread is such a knee jerk and this another attempt to make him the scapegoat.

Do you guys forget he just came back from injury, and how we looked when he was injured. If you need a remainder watch the Swansea game.

Don't make Ramires some kinda savior we were equally shit with him on the pitch.

I didnt say he was a messiah ,,,I SAID WE MISSED HIS ENERGY ,,,,

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

This might be the emotions speaking but I think some of the points in this topic are rather harsh.

About his performance today, I thought he was thrown in there before being ready and 100% fit. You can tell that he was unable to run too much and rarely made his trade mark runs in the box. But despite that he was no where near our worst man on the field (thanks to bosingwa and dare I say Petr)

In all honesty, despite his age and decreasing energy, I'd still rather have Lamps start than Raul or malouda(in the middle) any day of the week. If anything I'd say he is what we have been missing recently, and that is a game winner.

I'm not worried about Lamps though, if anyone has the ability to make an unexpected return to form it is him. I mean, how manny times has he been written off in the past couple of years?

Precisely. He's getting picked on rather harshly. There were many other players who played significantly worse than he did and didn't give nearly as much (Bosingwa, Cech, Meireles, Torres)

[zolayes 14,489]

Precisely. He's getting picked on rather harshly. There were many other players who played significantly worse than he did and didn't give nearly as much (Bosingwa, Cech, Meireles, Torres)

when the Captain shows no stomach for the fight he deserves to carry the can.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Lampard is the weak link? what a joke... the weak link is like 90% of your fucking squad. Lampard is one of them, yeah.

Here is the whole truth:

Lampard past he's days, he score goals, thats more than 80% of the squad do, but he cant be in our first 11.

Meireles is WAY worse than Lampard, just completly useless for us, such a bad purchase. Torres is a freaking horrible striker to have- in any team.

Bosingwa is the most stupid player in europe right now and a rubbish RB, Cech cannot be called "A good GK" anymore, just cannot- with all the love...

Luiz is a CB that you cannot rely on when youre Chelsea FC, Ivan isnt too (he's good at RB and thats it, NOT CB), Ramires? if you have him in your first 11,

he got to be the worst of all 11. We have no subs. Romeo is a nice young DMF but not good enough, can be a squad player but no more.

Mata is incredible. A leader? no. We got to have a better player than him in our first 11. Sturridge has to play CF, he isnt a winger for those levels. Cole? having his worst days in the club.

Nothing is good enough in this team, including the manager for now. This summer will be the 'make or break' for the club.

For now on, please stop this ridiculous topics. Because nothing works. Nothing.

[Ollie 4,400]

Don't like these threads for a legend really because nobody has any right to say a bad word about him. Lamps, JT and DD are the 3 biggest Chelsea legends in my lifetime but it is certainly time for him to be a squad member and not a first teamer. To say he must go or get him out is totally wrong. He needs to be a bit part squad member, no more, no less.

Essien is the biggest concern, he's still at a decent age but injury has ruined him. He's 29 and gone.

[zolayes 14,489]

Lampard is the weak link? what a joke... the weak link is like 90% of your fucking squad. Lampard is one of them, yeah.

Here is the whole truth:

Lampard past he's days, he score goals, thats more than 80% of the squad do, but he cant be in our first 11.

Meireles is WAY worse than Lampard, just completly useless for us, such a bad purchase. Torres is a freaking horrible striker to have- in any team.

Bosingwa is the most stupid player in europe right now and a rubbish RB, Cech cannot be called "A good GK" anymore, just cannot- with all the love...

Luiz is a CB that you cannot rely on when youre Chelsea FC, Ivan isnt too (he's good at RB and thats it, NOT CB), Ramires? if you have him in your first 11,

he got to be the worst of all 11. We have no subs. Romeo is a nice young DMF but not good enough, can be a squad player but no more.

Mata is incredible. A leader? no. We got to have a better player than him in our first 11. Sturridge has to play CF, he isnt a winger for those levels. Cole? having his worst days in the club.

Nothing is good enough in this team, including the manager for now. This summer will be the 'make or break' for the club.

For now on, please stop this ridiculous topics. Because nothing works. Nothing.

you missed out Malouda or maybe we should build the team round him

[nadavTKL 1,787]

you missed out Malouda or maybe we should build the team round him

Well i missed out Mikel too, do you think i want anything from him other than retirement from football at 24?

[MGuerreiro 252]

Lampard is the weak link? what a joke... the weak link is like 90% of your fucking squad. Lampard is one of them, yeah.

Here is the whole truth:

Lampard past he's days, he score goals, thats more than 80% of the squad do, but he cant be in our first 11.

Meireles is WAY worse than Lampard, just completly useless for us, such a bad purchase. Torres is a freaking horrible striker to have- in any team.

Bosingwa is the most stupid player in europe right now and a rubbish RB, Cech cannot be called "A good GK" anymore, just cannot- with all the love...

Luiz is a CB that you cannot rely on when youre Chelsea FC, Ivan isnt too (he's good at RB and thats it, NOT CB), Ramires? if you have him in your first 11,

he got to be the worst of all 11. We have no subs. Romeo is a nice young DMF but not good enough, can be a squad player but no more.

Mata is incredible. A leader? no. We got to have a better player than him in our first 11. Sturridge has to play CF, he isnt a winger for those levels. Cole? having his worst days in the club.

Nothing is good enough in this team, including the manager for now. This summer will be the 'make or break' for the club.

For now on, please stop this ridiculous topics. Because nothing works. Nothing.

Too harsh. Criticizm is fine, but some of your points are not even close to being true.

I agree with Lamps, he needs to be benched.

Meireles is a decent player, he's not completely useless - he's in bad form. Learn the difference.

Despite recent mistakes, Cech is still a good GK, in fact, he's a great GK.

David Luiz has probably been our best player recently, he's been showing massive signs of improvement and is becoming a great CB.

You have no idea if Sturridge would function as our centre forward, I doubt he could do a decent job there with this team.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Too harsh. Criticizm is fine, but some of your points are not even close to being true.

I agree with Lamps, he needs to be benched.

Meireles is a decent player, he's not completely useless - he's in bad form. Learn the difference.

Despite recent mistakes, Cech is still a good GK, in fact, he's a great GK.

David Luiz has probably been our best player recently, he's been showing massive signs of improvement and is becoming a great CB.

You have no idea if Sturridge would function as our centre forward, I doubt he could do a decent job there with this team.

I do think Meireles is pretty useless for us. Maybe if we'll be a better team next season he could be a good rotation player. Im talking

about what he's showing now- its useless.

Cech wasnt a good GK this season. Far from it.

Love Luiz, he brings the spirit that we are so lack those days, he's very important, but as a CB he is doing to many mistakes for me. Dont like it.

For now, Sturridge is our best winger, but im talking about him as a player. He's future as to be at the CF spot.