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Frank Lampard Talks About England Team’s Performance

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It is often the former footballers who are able to point out where the faults of their country team lies and what improvements need to be done in order to get them to perform better.


For instance the Euro 2016 saw the England team crash out when they played against Iceland. Frank Lampard as a former midfielder who has pointed out that the country’s team was not able to perform as per their full potential. As a result the team has not been able to hold onto their position and was undermined easily by an easy opponent.

Lampard is in a position to pass comment on England’s performance as he had won about 106 caps as well as scored about 29 goals for the country when he was active on the field. He also featured in about four major league games in the country. However, even in his participation times, the country had not been able to go past the quarter finals. (more…)

Injuries have hampered Frank Lampard’s time in New York City FC

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Frank Lampard signed a pre-contract with New York City FC on January of 2015 but it wasn’t until August that he managed to make his appearance for the MLS club; the main reason of why the experienced midfielder had to take such a long time to make his debut was due to injuries.

The 37 year old player is being riddled with injuries that have forced him to stay out of the pitch for a significantly long period of time. The 2016 season of the Major League Soccer has already kicked off but Frank Lampard has not managed to make a single appearance for New York City FC as his injuries still continue to keep him on the sidelines.


Even when Frank Lampard does recover from his recent string of injuries, it’s not necessarily guaranteed that the Englishman will have a starting role in the team of the head coach Patrick Vieira as he has a plethora of midfield options to utilize.

When it comes to performing in the Premier League, Frank Lampard has marked his name in the history-books of the top tier English League as he is considered to be one of the best players ever to perform in that league but Lampard has a completely different story in regards to the MLS as he is already being considered as one of the worst players to compete in the American League. (more…)

FRANK LAMPARD: CONTE HAS A BIG JOB TO DO

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Former Chelsea FC skipper, Frank Lampard says newly appointed Coach, Antonio Conte has a lot of work to do at Chelsea. The 46-year old Italian was appointed recently to take over the helms at Stafford Bridge from current handler, Guus Hiddink.

The Dutch manager was brought in as an interim manager to transform the fortunes of the EPL giant. Hiddink was not able to bring out a radical transformation to the team’s poor start under former coach, Jose Mourinho, hence the appointment of Anthonio Conte.

Lampard says Conte would be capable of achieving results at Stamford Bridge like he did while at Juventus. Conto managed Juventus and transformed the club to one of the best team in the Serie A. Prior to his arrival at Juve, the club finished in seventh place but Conte led the team to three straight Serie A titles. Anthonio Conte will now step down as the Coach of Gli Azzuri after the Euro 2016 tournament in France this summer.

Despite the fact that the experienced coach has not worked or played in England, Frank Lampard believes he is the right person for the job.

Frank Lampard to Goal: “I think he’s a great manager. I think it’s a big job now, Chelsea. I think it’s a transitional period with the difficult year they’ve had, but I think Conte has fantastic pedigree … what he’s done in Juventus, the work he’s doing now at the Italian (national) team.” (more…)

Frank Lampard regrets having joined Manchester City

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Frank Lampard angered Chelsea FC fans when he made a move to Manchester City on a deal which was completed back on July of 2015. The English midfielder was a free agent for a short period of time in 2014 after Lampard left Chelsea and City somehow managed to secure the services of the veteran midfielder.

The 37 year old player later went on to join the MLS side New York City, which actually was the club that he had penned a contract with but since the Major League Soccer still hadn’t kicked off, Lampard decided to join Manchester City for a few months before eventually going on to make his official move to the American club but the experienced player has now revealed that he regrets having made this switch.

‘’I was asked from the top to stay on in Manchester, so it wasn’t an easy position for me to be in. I’m not trying to wash my hands of it because I am a man and I make my decisions, but it kind of felt right at the time to carry on playing.The situation happened as it did and I kind of sat there and, yeah, when you stay on and the club really wanted me to stay on, and I thought I’d play more matches, obviously. It didn’t work out that way. I looked at New York and I knew that’s what I signed up for. It was a strange feeling’’ Lampard told reporters. (more…)

Inter Milan’s Roberto Mancini won’t give up on YayaToure

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In the previous season of the Premier League, YayaToure made a total of 29 appearances for Manchester City and ever since he joined the Premier League on July of 2010, Toure has been an instrumental figure for the English club as he has helped them in winning 2 Premier League titles as well as a few other pieces of silverware.

Even at his 32 years of age, YayaToure is one of the most influential figures at the Etihad Stadium. YayaToure has a particular set of skills which allows him of being able to defend or attacking in the middle of the pitch. The Ivorian player is capable of helping out his team whether it may be in scoring goals or defending and with an endless stamina as well as work rate, even at his elevated age he still remains being a top class player and this is why many clubs are interested in signing YayaToure.

One of the clubs which has shown most interest in signing YayaToure is Inter Milan and Roberto Mancini will not give up in his pursuit of securing the services of the Ivorian player.

YayaToure has a contract with Manchester City which extends until 2017 but a few months ago he was being rumored of wanting to leave the English club due to some incidents which have been occurring but now it has been confirmed that Toure will fulfill his entire contract.

The agent of YayaToure, DimitriSeluk has confirmed that his client will remain with Manchester City for at least another season. The experienced midfielder himself has told the fans of Manchester City to not worry as he will continue with the team. (more…)

David Luiz has claimed that he was advised by Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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Former Chelsea defender David Luiz has claimed that he was advised by Zlatan Ibrahimovic to leave the London outfit for Paris St Germain.

Luiz became the world’s most expensive defender after making a £ 50 million move to the French capital in the summer. Chelsea were praised for the way they received such a huge amount of money for a player who was not seen as a first choice central defender. The decision to sell the Brazilian has proven to be the right decision, as Chelsea have been much more solid in defence without the 27-year-old.

Luiz will be coming up against Chelsea for the first time since leaving the West London outfit in the Champions League knockout stages. The first leg will be at the French capital with the return leg at Stamford Bridge set almost a month away. Luiz has revealed that Ibrahimovic was a major factor in convincing him to move to PSG. The pair were seen together in the last season’s quarter-final. Chelsea won this match in remarkable circumstances and knocked out PSG from the quarter finals yet again. PSG won the first leg 3-1 before the blues managed a 2-0 victory in the return leg. Luiz has also revealed that he has great respect for Jose Mourinho. (more…)

Jose Mourinho rejects Chelsea Offer

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Jose Mourinho has rejected speculation that Chelsea would be prepared to listen to offers for winger Mohamed Salah, who has slipped down the pecking order at the club. Signed for around £ 12 million last January, the former FC Basel man was expected to be the substitute for the likes of Eden Hazard and Willian when they were injured.

However, Chelsea have been extremely lucky with regards to injuries in the last 12 months and Mohamed Salah has barely featured in the matchday squads especially the season.

His performances when picked for the less important competitions like the League Cup have also not been good enough to warrant a selection in the Premier League.

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Bayern Munich wants to join a Brazilian Team

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Bayern Munich defender Dante says that he would be extremely delighted with a Brazilian national team call-up over the next few months. The defender has divided opinion in the last few months after a poor World Cup 2014, but he continues to be an important player for his club. The 31-year-old is entering into the twilight of his international career, but he is still hoping that a call-up to the Brazilian national team will help him feature at the Copa America amongst many other competitions. Dante may have played only one match at the World Cup, but it was in the disastrous 7-1 thrashing against Germany.

Since his debut in 2013, Dante has featured in only 13 matches for Brazil. He is not holding much hope of a call up, as Brazil are going through a major restructuring under new manager Dunga. As a result, he has confirmed his commitment to Bayern Munich, but says that a Brazilian call-up remains his dream. Brazil have largely been involved in only friendly matches up until now. They have been globetrotting and playing against the likes of Japan and Hong Kong in friendly matches. Dunga has been able to get comfortable victories, but it remains to be seen if the form would continue against the top teams.

“I work first and foremost for Bayern. That’s the way it has to be.I totally understand that when a new coach comes in after a World Cup that younger players are going to get a chance. That’s only natural.But it goes without saying that if I get called up again, I’ll be delighted to go.The Selecao has given me a lot and it makes me and my family feel very proud, which is why I’ve got no right to say no to the Brazilian national team,” said the former Juventus defender.