Lack of depth? Or large number of injuries? We are still going to be able to run out Raya, Timber, Saliba, Mosquera, Cala, Zubi, Rice, Eze, Tross, Merino and Saka lol
It’s because we have a lot of depth that we still have a strong team despite a ridiculous toll. What side are some of the other top teams running out with the same number of injuries?
Yeah I meant the depth due to injuries. We don’t have the luxury of changing the first 11 much in these games and bench will be weak.
Lack of depth? Maybe. But that’s assuming neither Spuds, Bayern or Chelsea have other games too?
They can’t and won’t be able to field their best 11 every game either.
Ban.
Popular, and true, opinion - we’ll win all three.
It’s not an opinion it’s a FACT.
Prime Lampard was one of the best passers of that era. He’s absurdly underrated these days.
I do think the Arsenal affiliation kept me from appreciating some ballers.
He was an exceptional midfielder.
Always baffles me the way people speak about him like all he did was score goals. The guy was a workhorse with exceptional passing.
Better than Gerrard
McTominay scored the best overhead kick goal on Tuesday
During their peaks, and I think they both peaked around the same time (2004-2010) I could never decide between them.
At times I thought Lampard. He was so intelligent, efficient (never had a surplus move, always two steps ahead, such a smart first touch), complete… In 2005, his very peak, I thought he was just immense. Only behind Ronaldinho to get the Ballon d’Or that year.
But on other times Gerrard was just so dominant, powerful, owerwhelming, on the pitch… Not as efficient and intelligent but that energy he had and all he brought to the pitch… played for 2 and a half players. Carried Liverpool through that time and all the big teams were desperate to have him.
I think both were among the best and most consistent footballers of that era (second part of that decade) and both get mostly underrated these days because football shifted towards a different style (especially the midfielders) and that’s why many think of them as lesser players than they really were.
That’s a completely wrong way to look at them as you can only rate players by how good they were in their actual time.
Let’s go! 
Basically i just disliked Lampard more because he played for a successful Chelsea side.
Lampard needed Essien and Makelele to make him look good. Facts.
You’re out of your head mate or didn’t watch him.
He had his best season ever withouth Essien, in 2005, played just as good after Makelele left and while he started to decline on that last season or so and moved to the bench. It never affeceted Lampard one bit. Played with Obi Mikel as a 6 at the time.
Was great as a b2b in a 442 earlier, before Mourinho, in 2004, but has also one of his best seasons ever when Ancelottti pushed him higher up the pitch than he ever played before, in 2009/10. Played as a 10 that time, had his highest goalscoring season ever. Chelsea scored 103 goals in the PL that season. Even Pep only barely managed to top that with those 106 goals.
An awesome footballer who always effortlessly adapted to different managers and different players around him.
Even Barca seriously wanted to have him during that prime but never happened.
I think Ancelotti had him in his best midfield 4 ever (in an interview not long ago), and he managed quite a few decent midfielders in his career.
I hope no bets were placed
It would take a bit of a cretin to bet on Spurs lol
Players should not be allowed in the 6 yard box while taking the corner
So when would they be allowed back in?
And who is meant to benefit from this?
When the ball is kicked by the corner taker.
Reduce the amount of pushing & hussling
That would just happen in the rest of the box anyway lol
