No goals - no Frank Lampard, Chelsea deal with abuse http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yossi-Benayoun-c37520 suffered against Malaysia XI
Frank Lampard to quit if he can’t score
Chelsea and England midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 revealed he would quit football if he felt he was unable to play an attacking game and score goals. The 33-year-old attacking midfielder is best known for his ability as a scoring midfielder at Stamford Bridge.
Lampard is the Blues’ assigned penalty and free kick taker and usually does not miss the target. He has been managing to score an average of 20+ goals over the past five seasons, making him an essential part of the Chelsea squad.
Lampard is a few of the players who have managed to retain their place in the Chelsea squad, despite the various managers Chelsea have had over the seasons. With former manager Carlo Ancelotti gone after two seasons, Andre Villas-Boas takes over as the boss.
The young Portuguese manager has made no indication that he wishes to offload any existing players, and in fact has claimed he wishes to make full use of them. In the clash against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kitchee-c39721 in the Barclays Asia Trophy, Villas-Boas started with mostly a regular squad.
However, instead of employing Frank Lampard in his usual role as a attacking midfielder, he was used as a holding midfielder. The absence of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Essien-c25294 due to a long-term injury has left the position empty, especially since no new midfielders have been signed.
Lampard did surprisingly well in his new role as a defensive midfielder and earned the praise of the new http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international insisted he would not normally prefer playing as a holding midfielder.
Lampard expressed his desire for attacking football, claiming he had never been much of a defensive player since beginning his career as a footballer. He went as far as to say that he would consider quitting football if he felt he was unable to score goals.
Lampard said while speaking to the media:
“I have never been a defensive kind of player. I love getting up and down the pitch and arriving late into the penalty area.
If I felt I wasn't getting there, I wouldn't want to hang around too long.”
Chelsea release statement regarding Yossi Benayoun abuse
Chelsea leave Malaysia with a bitter taste in their mouth, despite winning all of their fixtures without conceding a goal throughout the tour. Their complaint confirms that former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Malaysia-c2949 XI.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Israel-c2925 international was jeered every time he was close to the ball, making it fairly obvious that the abuse was anti-Semitic in nature. Chelsea have lodged an official complaint to the Malaysian FA regarding the issue.
The official statement released by the club read:
“Notwithstanding most fans behaving appropriately on the night, we believe Yossi was subjected to anti-Semitic abuse by a number of supporters at the game.
Such behaviour is offensive, totally unacceptable and has no place in football.”
It went on to say:
“Our stay in Malaysia was, on the whole, a very positive experience for all the team travelling on the pre-season tour. It is a shame, therefore, that the behaviour of a minority of supporters is also a memory we take away.”
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