Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Lampard glad to be back

Frank Lampard has expressed his delight at making his successful return from injury against Tottenham on Sunday.
The England international had been out for three-and-a-half months due to hernia problems, but trained last week without any issues.
He was on the bench against Spurs at the weekend before replacing Florent Malouda for the closing stages in the 1-1 draw.
Lampard admits it has been frustrating watching from the sidelines, especially as Chelsea's blistering early season form has evaporated.
However, the experienced midfielder was pleased with the performance against Spurs and feels they will continue moving in the right direction if they can replicate their display at White Hart Lane.
"Every season you have patches and ups and downs and hopefully this is one to get out the way early and refocus," he told Chelsea TV.
"It is easy for me not being involved to sit back and say it has been really bad, but it is a difficult league and we started off like a house on fire.
"We have had a bit of a hiccup and maybe we stopped doing the things that made us so good early in the season.
"Hopefully the Spurs game was a bit of a turning point. We worked hard, we grafted, we showed spirit and we were strong. We take that into this week.
"You get used to watching games and being frustrated and having weekends off watching the lads go away.
"It is strange and it does make you really think and appreciate even more how lucky you are to do what you do, playing football for a living.
"It has been frustrating to be missing, but it is a beautiful feeling to be back. My groin felt very good and I have a nice long week until the next game now."
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