On Lampard, he's one of the most overated players in the country. Yes he's quality, i'll never dispute that, but you compare Scholes at his best to what Lampard gives a team and there is no comparrison at all. Parker is a good alround midfielder, while he wouldn't give you the goal threat Lampard would give you i believe he'd give far better balance with Gerrard (who is a better player than Lampard). Parker is also a clever player when going forward, he's tricky, skillfull and can spot a pass.
On the left i'd go with Barry everytime. He's left footed, proven quality and versitile. Yet Sven would rather player Gerrard or Cole or someone else in there. He makes poor decisions. For me, i'd even try Cole and Gerrard in the centre and see what happens. It can't be worse than Stevie an Lampard can it?
The image in my head of Lampard is simple, i remember Gerrard tracking Zidane 40 yards and bringing him to ground with a fantastic tackle and i remember Lampard in confronting him 30 yards from goal, buming into him, falling on his
and getting nowhere near Zidane.Lampard can't compete with the best players he always goes missing in games. When's he ever "ran the show" against us? When's he done it against the Mancs, the
or even Spurs?Yes he scores alot of goals, he's great at that, one of the best, but to suggest his alround game is of the same standard in my opinion is quite laughable.
