Rallying cry: Lampard wants a goal rush from the rest of the
Chelsea squad
Frank Lampard has called on his Chelsea
team-mates to become more prolific in front of goal after
Didier Drogba was ruled out for at least six weeks. The Ivory Coast
striker will undergo a scan today after suffering suspected
ligament damage to his right knee when stretching for Florent
Malouda's cross during last night's 0-0 draw at Cluj in the
Champions League.
The blow leaves Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou as the club's
only fit, recognised strikers. Lampard and Drogba scored 35 goals
between them last term and the Blues are now set to rely even more
heavily on the England midfielder's finishing.
Lampard, who has netted five goals already this season, said:
'If Didier is out for a while, we will just have to get
by. 'We will have to pitch in with goals from all around the
team, which we can do, though the situation is not ideal.
'Nicolas is a top-class striker, and we also have Salomon and
young Franco di Santo. The experience is not really there, but I
believe the quality is. 'Hearing about Didier was the bad news of
the day because he is so important to us. He has been out before
with a knee injury. We hope he can be back as soon as
possible.'
Drogba in agony after picking up an injury in Chelsea's
Champions League clash with CFR Cluj in Romania
The one consolation for Scolari is that his team remain top of
Group A after escaping with a point from Transylvania last night
despite not playing at their best. Petr Cech was forced to make a
superb save late in the game to stop Cluj's Uruguayan full-back
Alvaro Pereira snatching a winner for his side. Cech's intervention
means Chelsea extended their unbeaten run under Scolari to nine
matches, and Lampard added: 'Petr is the best keeper in the world.
He makes those saves time and again.'