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Did he?Frank Lampard made himself a legend by not putting in all the really hard graft.
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Did he?Frank Lampard made himself a legend by not putting in all the really hard graft.
Did he?
He was as hard working as any player. In fact I'd say it's one of his strengths.Battling midfielder wouldn't be on his CV.
Always had good men around him to give him the freedom to get forward and virtually play as an extra striker.
He was as hard working as any player. In fact I'd say it's one of his strengths.
Graft doesn't mean a Roy Keane or Kevin Ball. Lampard got stuck in when he had to. The reason Lampard was able to play as an extra striker was down to Chelsea'a system. He had players around him to do the donkey work. But you never saw him jogging back or neglecting his defensive duties.Battling midfielder wouldn't be on his CV.
Always had good men around him to give him the freedom to get forward and virtually play as an extra striker.
Graft doesn't mean a Roy Keane or Kevin Ball. Lampard got stuck in when he had to. The reason Lampard was able to play as an extra striker was down to Chelsea'a system. He had players around him to do the donkey work. But you never saw him jogging back or neglecting his defensive duties.
It's almost like the constant struggles tell you we aren't that good. Sheesh
It's because he didn't. He was a very hard working player. It's utter nonsense to suggest otherwise.Graft doesn't mean a Roy Keane or Kevin Ball. Lampard got stuck in when he had to. The reason Lampard was able to play as an extra striker was down to Chelsea'a system. He had players around him to do the donkey work. But you never saw him jogging back or neglecting his defensive duties.
No we aren'tAnd yet we're surprisingly good for extended runs when money's under threat, regardless of who we play. Unusual for a side that aren't very good.
a lot of these will be playing at their level next season , keep a few t get us promoted then get rid
Strange how you only highlight the bit that suits your argument. Convenient.It's because he didn't. He was a very hard working player. It's utter nonsense to suggest otherwise.
No we aren't
We're very poor for extended runs with the odd good bit of form. That's the norm for poor sides
He didn't come here for a relegation battle.Been obvious since his first game. People just didn't want to hear it, he doesn't work anywhere near hard enough to play wide for a struggling side in this league.
I don't agree. Whilst flair and quality is important, flair without graft is useless. Just look at Johnson when his head is down and he's not focused ... a waste of time. He disappears go large parts of games so is no use to anyone. Same with Lens and others before him. So many teams have passed us off the middle of the pitch with simple pass and move, pass and move.Well, that's the side of him that has had supporters of most clubs he's managed wanting rid of him........graft over flair.......it's going to be dull as fuck.
At least he's not just written him off completely i suppose.....but we need our best (most talented) players on the pitch at all times.....regardless of what the charts and graphs say.
Chelsea had the likes of Makelele, Essien etc to do the defensive stuff, Frank was a luxury player who had a licence to do what he did best and he did it very well indeed.
Its absolute guff that Lampard was a second striker or luxury player, he was the perfect box to box midfielder who was excellent at arriving late in the box. He wasn't a great tackler but that does mean he didn't defend, he was outrunning his teammates even at the twilight of his career.
Even at 34, Frank Lampard continues to be a force in the Chelsea midfield. He ran further than all of Chelsea teammates last weekend, clocking up 6.31 miles. His nearest rival for distance covered on the day, Eden Hazard, is 13 years his junior.
No we aren't
We're very poor for extended runs with the odd good bit of form. That's the norm for poor sides
So you're now ruling out the new manager bounce you initially said it was about? Were you talking shite?funny how the odd good bits of form coincide with outside events involving money though isn't it? the need to secure your appearance money or your full wage, for example. That suggests there's no self motivation to do it any other time than when it suits.
Strange how I highlight the bit that I don't agree with? Isn't that why the bold function is available?Strange how you only highlight the bit that suits your argument. Convenient.
He didn't come here for a relegation battle.
I'd love to see where Rodwell places on these performance levelshttp://m.sunderlandecho.com/sport/s...lens-is-not-starting-for-sunderland-1-7582825
"With each position, I have the levels of an elite performer and an average performer for a Premier League player.
“It’s easy for me to monitor.
“It’s not just Jeremain, but some of our players have been told that they haven’t reached the average and I expect them to reach that average very quickly."
Good to see our players are being monitored so closely now. Hopefully they take the hint and up their games more frequently than the final 6-7 weeks of the season.
So you're now ruling out the new manager bounce you initially said it was about? Were you talking shite?