No Christmas Slipups This Time Around, Assures Lampard

[Steve 10,227]

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is confident that his side will not succumb to the same lapse in form at this time of the year which cost them the title last season.

The Blues managed just three points from three games over the last Christmas stretch, and there is a distinct feeling of déjà vu developing in the buildup to the same period this time around.

Again, Chelsea will be pitted against Fulham and Aston Villa, while similarly to last year John Terry and Petr Cech look likely to be missing to them due to injury.

"I can see there are parallels. But to be fair in terms of John in particular, we didn't have cover for him last year,” commented Lampard.

"We had to play Michael Essien at centre-half and out of midfield. It made us weaker in midfield and while he did really well, he's not a centre-back.

"This year we've got players who can come in and cover that.”

The English international did acknowledge that Drogba is a big absence and that the points accrued over this stretch usually prove to be of vital importance.

“Obviously we miss Didier, because he's probably the best striker in the world.

"You can't drop important points over this period. There are too many points on the table and it makes it very important for us to win these next three games and hope that the others slip up.

"We are only six points behind and we've still got Arsenal, United and Liverpool to come to our place in the new year.

"Anything is still possible and that's the feeling we have. That's not as easy as it sounds but that's the way it is.

"We now have to go on a real run of winning games and hope that then we'll have the big players coming back.

"The players we've got here are capable of going on that run without the injured players.

"I'm pretty confident we can go and win all three games."

Source: www.goal.com

[Steve 10,227]

lets hope not and lets get three points tonite

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I don't think today's performance was anyone's fault. It was one of those crazy games where the referee gets a little up his own arse.

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Its all Grants fault....BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :huh:

[Steve 10,227]

lol agreed lets all just blame grant lol but seriously that ref just did not do a good job

[Layla 0]

Spoke to soon Lampsie....

Still 2 more games to go,with luck wont make a hash out of those like last year and no travelling to do so no excuses.

[Steve 10,227]

yea true let hops we can come good and arsenal and man united slip up

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

yea true let hops we can come good and arsenal and man united slip up

More chance of clocks farting

[Steve 10,227]

lmao i guess you could put it that way

[Layla 0]

Arsenal are starting to loose it.Man you however cant see slipping up

[misschief 24]

Isnt hindsight a wonderful thing?

[bigbluewillie 1,806]

well how wrong was lamps statment......

we loose to arse, we beat rovers, and draw with av...4 points out of a possible 9 it just aint good enough, and cech cost us points in 2 of the games.....let's see how we can do against the geordies, they're shit so they'll probaly turn us over.

regards:JBD

[BlueLion. 21,491]

We never were going to win the Premier League this season. The ACoN was always going to make sure of that if we hadn't already slipped up. We need to fight for 2nd place, however. We don't want to have to play two extra CL games.

[Layla 0]

It all be easier once Livscum play their game in hand.Least we'll know where we stand after that,hopfully still in third and nearer to the other 2

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Even if the Scum win their game in hand we will still be a point ahead of them. Plus they have to travel to Manchester City next weekend.

[Layla 0]

They can leap us by one point depending on the results before that game,at the mo they're on 36 and we're on 38.

Hmmm think they'll or better struggle mean they almost drew to Derby ffs lol.

[Steve 10,227]

yea there game in hand can really put the pressure on us if they can get the three points

[BlueLion. 21,491]

But they go away to Man City next week, and I honestly think that has draw written all over it.