GP, let's reason.
Personally, I think Lampard is a fanastic midfielder.
but in England playing 442, they can only be an AM and DM.
DM will be OwenH if fit, and AM will be Gerrard.
To be fair, there is only a fine line between Gerrard and Lampard
in terms of technical ability.
But Gerrard has proven in Liverpool that he can shine despite
surrounded by average players, while Lampard can shine when in the
company of good players.
If you must compare, think back, when Gerrard and Lampard first
started, who was better.. It was certainly Gerrard.. Lampard only
shine in Chelsea after the good players come in, not before.
I did supported Lampard when i found that entering WC, he was the
top scorer in England team and every touch of his seems to lead to
"Goal".
But after a while, you can predict his game, he is good with
passing from side to side, and he shoot mostly in the final third
of game. right?
You can debate Gerrard does that too, maybe not as good.
But look at who lampard got and then Gerrard. Lampard will mostly
pass to Robben, Drogba who can do it on their own, as compared to
Crouch and Garcia who needs just a bit more help.
And we know what happened at the WC stage where your quality needs
to be backed up by results.
Lampard has a horrific WC, while Gerrard did much better.
but here's the key difference, Gerrard did it twice, one in FA cup
finals and one in European Cup finals. the key, he can do
it in the big times.
Lampard may be able to do it but firstly, he has to lead his team
to the level and then display his quality.
Maybe, a sting in Barca can make him even better cause spain la
liga does stress more on technical skills.
But I know my views are not entirely right, so let's hear
yours..