Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard – former West Ham player, now plays for Chelsea and is one of the best midfielders in the Premiership, despite what his critics say. In my view, he plays far too much football and should take breaks – plus he’s never found the right manager or the tactical approach to help him do well on the international stage since 2004/2005.
That’s a pitty, because the Chelsea Lampard could do wonders for England.
Lampard and Gerrard can no longer be automatic choices for England
Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard should no longer be considered as automatic choices for England’s midfield. While their performances for their clubs are usually first rate that has never been the case when they play for England.
Manchester United / Chelsea: Lampard and Ronaldo to Barcelona?
Instead of indulging in pointless Football Manager-style fantasizing about who Barcelona will buy this summer, let’s look at the real reasons behind these rumours.
Surprise – England’s problem was not just the previous manager
It is fashionable to round up on Eriksson and blame him for all of England’s problems. Steve McClaren used this card to full-tilt by dumping David Beckham and then going on a charm offensive where he emphasised himself as the anti-thesis of Eriksson – emotional, flexible, in control of his players, passionate about England. Thing…
England’s Problems: Steve McClaren, Frank Lampard and David Beckham
With the focus on Euro 2008, England’s 2 qualifiers and whether McClaren will finally screw up or not, Soccerlens turns its attention to Stevo and England, and what’s going to go wrong. But before we do that, here’s a look at what other Soccerlens contributors have been saying:
The press ‘campaign’ against Frank Lampard
Chelsea fan Soupdragon takes particular offense at the vitriol thrown in Lampard’s direction by Chelsea-haters – who seem to be everywhere, especially in the media. Are you so desperately concerned about the economic affairs of other clubs that it reduces your enjoyment of “the beautiful game”? Do you condemn the ‘classless behaviour’ of certain teams…
Calling all Liverpool and Chelsea fans – Gerrard vs Lampard
Who is better – Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard or Chelsea’s Frank Lampard? That where this discussion turned to, and since it has been such a contentious point for both sets of fans (plus England fans), let’s find out…
Going Lampard?
A shoutout to SoccerBlog, who have added a very useful term to our football lexicon: Lampard – As used in this sentence: “Have you gone Lampard on us?”
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