What does Frank Lampard actually do?
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Frank Lampard has suffered lots of criticism after his World Cup display, and tonight will receive his 50th cap for his country against Croatia. After being Chelsea’s top goalscorer last season, it was somewhat confusing as to why he couldn’t find the net once this summer, despite having more attempts than any other player in the whole competition.
Frank is helping us clear up that mystery. At Chelsea, he plays in front of Makelele, probably the best holding midfielder in the World. He gives Lampard the freedom to go where he wants, put in as much or little effort as he wants, and provide him with all the time in the World for chance after chance (and sooner or later, the laws of probability tell you one has to get deflected in).
“If you play with two of those holding type players in there it would give me more freedom to get forward,” he says. “If you play with one, there will be more responsibility to be involved in the midfield and maybe try to get a grip of the game rather than get in the box so often.” I’d been under the impression Lampard was a midfielder, an attacking midfielder. He has often been compared to Scholes, although, in my opinion, Scholes was (and is) a far superior player. However, Paul Scholes hasn’t spent his career goal hanging, expecting other players to do the work in midfield. He is afterall still a midfielder. Frank Lampard, 2nd best player in the World (apparently) needs one of the best holding players sitting behind him, or two less capable defensive midfielders, for him to do the business on the pitch. Am I the only one who sees anything wrong with this? Drop him.
And perhaps Gerrard needs one of the best holding midfielders in the world behind him too, and doesn’t get one. Which is the difference between sliding through a cup competition or two, and winning the League.
Still, you keep talking if it makes you feel grown up.
Wins Premier League Championships for a living.
His third such championship, just a few months away, will just about compensate for the comments like the one who posed the question above.
If the writer was around in the 60s and 70s, he’d probably ask what Martin Peters does. And then claim he only did it because Bobby Moore was playing behind him.
It’s a team game. Saying one player is only good because of the presence of another is a risible criticism; the whole idea is to pick players who complement each other. If Chelsea manage it and England don’t, blame the coaches.
( This comment was edited – Marcel)
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Lamps isn’t a awful player. But warming the bench for a little while might make it easier for him to score as a substitute.
He has a knack for getting in a scoring position. The fresh pair of legs would give him a extra step ahead of defenders.
Frank Lampard is just simply not a good footballer..His 1 and 2 touch passing is probably the equivalent to how Paul Scholes use to pass when he was 12..How does he manage to get into an england team and consistently perform very poor? What is going on? Paul Scholes should reconsider coming back to the fold, cappello obviously wants him and my god do we need him? Yes We Do!