Frank Lampard admits that Chelsea have become the most-hated
team in English football.
The England midfielder acknowledges that the millions provided by
billionaire-backer Roman Abramovich has made The Blues hugely
unpopular, but insists the bad press does not faze the
players.
Indeed, Lampard claims the Chelsea squad have become a tighter unit
because of the criticism and sees parallels between the way that
they and the dominant Manchester United team of recent seasons are
now portrayed.
"We know we're not very popular these days," he told Zoo
magazine.
"It comes from the funds we have, and I can kind of understand that
- we've got a lot of money and some teams have nothing like as
much.
"Also, the fact that we're champions puts people's backs up - you
understand what Man United have been saying for all these years
about people not liking them.
"But it's something we have to use to create a spirit in the camp
that makes us even stronger."
Lampard revealed that boss Jose Mourinho has helped the players to
feed off the criticism and use it to their advantage.
"The manager is very strong on that, and the players are
understanding that now, too," he continued.
"It gets to a stage where you use every piece of criticism you get
to make you stronger.
"We get it from a lot of angles and we hope to answer it all by
success. Simple as that."
What to do,success brings you hatred from rival fans..Just like the
great man utd era how i used to hate them..The price to pay for
being a champion.. 
