Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard OBEis an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for New York City FC in Major League Soccer. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Chelsea, where he played for 13 years, and is considered by a number of journalists and football experts to be one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, in addition to being widely regarded as Chelsea's greatest ever player by some Chelsea players, such as previous record goal-scorer Bobby Tambling and...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth20 June 1978
CityRomford, England
Every season will have its dips and hard moments, and the challenge then is to make sure you don't get too down in those moments and make sure you come back fighting.
If I ever have a son, I would call him Frankie, and it's a family name - it's my dad and my dad's dad, so you know, it sticks. I won't forget it.
There is such a belief in the squad that we could really do something.
I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter and is always with me.
But what club wouldn't welcome the chance to strengthen their side, what club would turn down the resources Chelsea have?
Obviously, it has taken time to work with the players around me and with so many new faces coming in the summer, in a way it's been more difficult.
The title is still on the cards until it's off the cards
We've taken a bit of stick and I think no one has criticized us as much as ourselves by our recent performances, ... We thought we improved against Austria and today we wanted to play with a lot of pace in our game, a lot of attacking verve. We were unfortunate not to score a few more goals.
We know we're not quite there yet, last year was a fantastic day for us here. It was a big step towards winning it today. We're the ones nine points clear and as long as we do our job we're going to win the league. We got the result, we're nearly there.
There's that talent thing where I can score goals, and there's also that want and ambition to keep doing it and doing it and doing it. I've seen a lot of players do it for a year and then they rest on their laurels, but I've been very driven throughout my career. Without being the most talented, I think I've tried to make the most of it.
I have made lots of mistakes on and off the pitch, and you can only learn from them. If I can get that across, then hopefully I am doing something right.
The pitch was as bad as it has ever been and we were getting frustrated.
The pitch will be full of players who are capable of changing the course of the game.
We were concerned because no one wants to go 1-0 down at home, but it was always going to happen. We were always going to concede at some stage and it was about our reaction, which was spot on.