Frank Lampard Quotes (61 Quotes)


    Wayne is a fantastic player. He is a midfielder's dream. You lose count of the amount of times I look up and he is in the 'hole' and you can give him any sort of ball and he will bring it down and turn and make things happen. You can't buy that sort of quality. He is a one-off in that way. He is one of the best in the world at doing that. I am sure opponents are wary of what he can do and when you are facing a player of that ability and that instinct, you don't want to dive in on him. It's a good thing if teams are scared of him.

    The one thing which rates above all, however, is the birth of my daughter. Seeing her every morning, her smile -- nothing on the pitch can match that and it was the crowning moment of the year for me.

    I was quite a distance away from the sending off so I didn't see it clearly but my first instinct was that it was a yellow card so I was disappointed to see a red.

    We've got to stay very focused and be aware that we are beatable and could always lose our next game. We have that attitude every week and if we keep that up we should be very successful.

    I'm really happy here. I think anyone who knows me well, and the fans too I hope, they know that I love the area, and the bond that I've had with the fans has been fantastic.


    There's no fear about him at all. His character is pretty unique. He knows he has the ability, but he has this knack of being able to go out there and not be scared of anyone no matter who he is up against.

    The ultimate goal is to have the right formation by the time the tournament comes around and we will hopefully get it right, no matter how we line up.

    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.

    I'm happy here, and why change when you love the club and the club's in a really good position right now.

    Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal.

    I don't know if we'd have been as dominant as we were last season. The new things, the new ideas the manager brought in everyone took them on board so well. He is special.

    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.

    I admit I was somewhat concerned when we started to sign so many players - naturally you are going to worry about whether you can retain your place in the side.

    We'll have to wait a little longer but we always knew that the Manchester United game would be crucial so we don't mind that.

    I come from a football family which has really helped.

    It was very special but at the end of the day the three points is what we needed. That's what we set out to do. We want to keep the gap at the top and if anything make it bigger. We want to win back-to-back titles and push on from there.

    That's what we set out to do. We don't want to let up, we want to keep winning games, keep the gap at the top and if anything make it bigger.

    The advantage does lie with us because we're at home and if we can't motivate ourselves for this match then we can't motivate ourselves for any match. I think the crowd will be up for it as well.

    I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.

    People can talk about records, and they do all the time. But the manager has said he is not that bothered about them. Our aim is to win championships, but we know we are not going to do that by winning every game that is not possible. We are realists.

    The pitch will be full of players who are capable of changing the course of the game.

    I fancy our chances at the European Championships.

    A lot of things happened when I left there, and to be fair they treated me really bad, and now I have to play against them so I don't have any feelings for them at all.

    I think at times he has taken some unnecessary stick, but no matter how much money you spend things just don't come together overnight.

    Even with the quality of players that we have, they're an extremely hard side to break down and once they get on top of you, you find it difficult to stem the flow of attacks.

    But we have the players and, as we have shown against good opposition this season, we're an extremely difficult side to live with at home.

    The two players have spoken between themselves, as well as in a private huddle with Eriksson, and concluded that they must coordinate their attacking runs. We need to take responsibility for one going forward and one staying back, ... We both have natural attacking instincts but we are intelligent enough to know when one of us should go and when the other needs to hold. If Steve wants to hold that's fine by me, but I am happy to stay back for him as well.

    We are still competing for the title, we are still in Europe and at this stage I think it's extremely unfair to be too critical of the manager.

    A big deal was made about one game. There's a lot of football on TV but we still get a lot of full houses. We get great support and a lot of teams up and down the country get it as well.

    There is no bad feeling towards Liverpool from us. Winning the Champions League was a fantastic achievement and we respect them for that. I just hope they respect us a bit now.

    Liverpool's strength in the Champions League last season was not conceding goals away from home. Maybe in the league they'll come out a bit more. Winning is more of a necessity for them.

    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 they are dangerous and technically gifted. They always have good players. We know what we will be coming up against and we will have to be ready.

    There are obviously great English players in the Premier League, and there have been so many fantastic foreigners too. They have brought such a great aspect to the game, are really enjoyable and exciting to watch, and that is one of the reasons why we have got such an exciting league.

    It's not normal to be hitting top form too early in the season,

    I was desperate to get that record but I want to get more goals now. I want to reach 20 goals for the first time.

    We gave glimpses of what we can achieve in parts in the qualifying matches but are aware we need to improve between now and next summer.

    The title is still there to be won. Liverpool have come on a lot over the last couple of seasons and are one of the main challengers, so it's a big game for them and a big game for us.

    I'm very pleased, it was 1-1 at time and to get two and give us a two-goal cushion was great, as was the fact that they were both left-footed strikes, ... The second one I was very pleased with.

    We obviously wanted to win the game but we faced going to a very tough place to play. They made it very hard for us We are always focused, we are still several points clear at the top and still very confident we can continue to play some very good stuff.

    I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

    I think it was in Moscow last year and I got changed for training the day before we played Moscow, but the fact is they actually wanted to do John's, me and John were next to each other and they did mine by mistake. John had done them I think. So yeah it is true.

    It was a big step towards winning it today. We got the result, we're nearly there.

    There is such a belief in the squad that we could really do something. On Euro 2004

    I never relax on the year before. Every year I want to get more out of myself so I use it as a driving force, rather than a pressure thing.

    We're not invincible, no team is invincible, ... And we have to make sure that we don't ever think we are because that would be our downfall.

    You get to the stage where every little bit of criticism that comes to you, you use to make you stronger, ... We get it from a lot of angles now and we hope to answer it by success.

    It is a great recognition when you get voted for by your fellow players. On the scale which is voted across the world, it is as high as an accolade you can get as an individual, to be part of a team of such great players.

    Training's completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it's all with the ball, which any player loves.

    Losing two semi-finals in a row makes you even more determined to win it the next time.


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