After leading the Blues as their captain to their first ever UEFA Champions League win, Lampard has stated that the club’s old guard which consists of the likes of Terry, Lampard and Drogba are far from done as they can still
play a role in Chelsea’s future success...
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 has made it clear that he and his “old guard” team mates are still willing to play a big role in the future success of Chelsea despite their win against Bayern Munich in the UFEA Champions League final.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 finally captured their holy grail by defeating Bayern on penalty kicks at the Allianz Arena as they became the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League. Lampard was central to Chelsea’s run to the final as he
put in match winning performances in both the semi-final legs against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and then held his own against Bayern in the final as well.
Lampard was a part of the Chelsea side that lost to Manchester United in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final on penalty shootout, therefore it was only fitting that he lifted the trophy this time around with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895. Chelsea
were thoroughly outplayed throughout the encounter by Bayern Munich but the German team never really finished off their chances, something that came back to haunt them in the end.
Lampard said, "Teams are always changing, but why should we stop now? We want to carry on, move forwards. We've won the FA Cup and now the Champions League and the determination and spirit we have shown, it's been fantastic. The
key players have been there a long time and we want to win, we are determined to win, in the dressing room we have a tough group.”
He added, "We struggled earlier in the season, confidence was low, but there is a real determination here, and when times are hard, we dig in. If you had asked me three months ago if we would win this competition, I would have
laughed. But we have done." Chelsea will not get an automatic place in the next season’s Champions League as well despite the fact that they failed to finish in the top four teams of the English Premier League.
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