Fat Franks fall from grace.

[Nah Blud I]

He was last on the pitch and, at the end, the first off it. Frank Lampard's introduction as a 70th-minute substitute for Michael Owen was met with unmistakable booing from the England's supporters. As he headed down the tunnel, just a few seconds after the final whistle 23 minutes later, wrapped in a blue Estonia shirt, head bowed, he looked a mix of frustration â and anger.This isn't how it is supposed to be for Lampard who, whatever his faults, his perceived arrogance and self-regard, is one of the hardest-working and most dedicated of footballers. It is difficult to explain quite how things have come to this for him as he won his 58th cap for his country. But they have.Twice England player of the year â in 2004 and 2005 â an award voted for, lest it be forgotten, by the fans, the 29-year-old endured a poor World Cup after being leading scorer in the qualifying campaign, and has not seen his fortunes for his country recover. Too often he is identified as the root cause of the problem rather than the solution. Lampard faced calls for his demotion at last year's tournament and has not done enough on the pitch to assuage those calls. Lamps' light has dimmed.Maybe he suffers in comparison to Steven Gerrard. The mantra that the two cannot play together â surely won't rather than can't â has become ingrained while the emergence of Gareth Barry from Lampard's shadow has put his place under serious threat. A recall against Russia on Wednesday, at Barry's expense at least, is unlikely.To accommodate Lampard England went to a 4-1-4-1 (or a 4-3-3 as manager Steve McClaren would have it â even if that did not quite transpire) but that only served to cut off Barry's ability to supply. England began to grind to a halt. That was not Lampard's fault. But when he struck a badly misplaced pass woefully behind Joleon Lescott and out of play, and then clumsily overhit another to Shaun Wright-Phillips, it prompted more angry catcalls.Barry collected the man-of-the-match award, to further, inadvertently, rub salt in Lampard's wounds, even if the Aston Villa midfielder was not quite as accomplished as in his previous two appearances. He was certainly good enough but Joe Cole was marginally a stronger candidate.It also fell to Cole to defend Lampard, his Chelsea team-mate. "I don't understand it," Cole said of the vilification. "He's brilliant, fantastic and it's something that should not happen. He is one of the best players in the world. He's never let England or Chelsea down and he doesn't deserve it."It also should not be forgotten that Lampard has only just recovered from a thigh muscle tear while â like John Terry and Gerrard â he has a broken toe. In fact he needs reconstructive surgery on a damaged tendon and probably should not be playing at all. Yet no sympathy is garnered.Lampard is not the only England player to have been jeered. Indeed it is not the only time he has been targeted. At the end of last season he was goaded during the friendly against Brazil even if their coach Dunga singled out Lampard for praise. And, just two matches ago, David Bentley was booed as he was introduced as a substitute against Israel. Lampard's crime, rather than not wanting to play for his country, as Bentley did by absenting himself from the under-21 European Championships, appears to be to want to play too much.Against Andorra last March, when Lampard was left out because of injury, or at least that was the version peddled by McClaren, there was talk that he had been dropped and reacted by attempting to fly out on a private jet. He denied it but the accusation stuck.Lampard has acknowledged that part of the problem may be the club he plays for. That could be true, but it doesn't explain it all. Barry's emergence has also sated another thing: the demand to move away from the cult of personality. Lampard has become a player in more ways than one. His desire to ape "Brand Beckham" is obvious with his forays into advertising, with his own mobile phone "Frank TV" â and with an ill-received book.Indeed Lampard could learn from Cole who has eschewed, to an extent, such exposure and squirmed when asked why the Chelsea players now called him "Zizou" â the nickname of Zinedine Zidane. "It's a great comparison," Cole said. "But it's a bit embarrassing. I wish they didn't say it any more." As he spoke Lampard walked away. He refused to speak to the media. "I'm having a day off," he said. He could have been forgiven for wishing that had, indeed, been the case.

http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/co...icle3061170.ece

[King Poetic]

Podgy f*ck.

[The King]

f*ck lampard. never liked the twat.

[The Infamous]

When did he reach grace?He was always at the bottom people just realised it late

[Rsonist]

One of the biggest pricks in English football. f*ck him. I wanna see him a broken man by the end of his career.

[8BALL]

One of the biggest pricks in English football. f*ck him. I wanna see him a broken man by the end of his career.

Seenbare hate lol

[Rsonist]

One of the biggest pricks in English football. f*ck him. I wanna see him a broken man by the end of his career.

Seenbare hate lol

If you go to a football match, and countless times, even if he doesnt score, just celebrating, he runs past the home support kissing the chelsea badge, rubbing that ring of his and muttering, "f*ckin Yids, get it up you"Nah, he is a wonderful chap.f*ck off.If he died, i would smile.

[MrJibbles]

I don't agree with him being booed but I did hear from people there was Chelsea fans also booing him

[Libertine]

hahaahacouldnt happen to a nicer fella

[MEIRELES.]

Most overated player in footballing history.Dont like the way he plays.. Over swag and boringOne dimentional playerCome like a shitter version of Fab

[Doom]

Most overated player in footballing history.Dont like the way he plays.. Over swag and boringOne dimentional playerCome like a shitter version of Fab

Fabio Aurelio?

[Aquaman]

lamps is greezy still. england r better off gettin behind him instead of stevie gayclutch bre. he dont get mad he just wins

[MEIRELES.]

Fabregass*

[Superstition]

Fabregas is an infinitely better playmaker than Frank Lampard. Lamps just scores more. But unfortunately that's all he does, and if he isn't scoring, then his presence on the field is more pointless than Titus Bramble playing as a deep-lying forwardAs for the booing.. After so long playing directionless, empty football grinding out results against the likes of Andorra and Macedonia, the England team is finally putting good performances together and looking promising without him in the lineup - and some fans aren't exactly elated to see him return. (I don't think the lacklustre sh*t is because of him, but he's a factor)

[Run.it]

Lampard isnt a typical English battling midfielder, dogs of war and all that.Gerrard is.Lampard needs a role given to him by McLaren who has the tactical intelligence of a Scottish 3rd division manager.Bttom line, Lampard is a limited player if not played correctly.

[anelka]

LOL @ the Lamps hateSpurs fans are pissed cos he always scores against themWest Ham fans are pissed with him coz he always slews them in every interview and never gives them credit for his development as a playerArsenal fans are pissed coz he helped Chelsea dominate English football for two years whilst Arsenal have battled for 4th placeMan Utd fans are slightly pissed coz he helped Chelsea retain the League and coz Frank ended Scholes international career..At the end of the day Frank Lampard>>>>>Ur fav Central midfielderThe most effective Central Midfielder in the world

[Flojo]

I dont agree with the booing but for me he is too limited to make an impact against the big teams.In games against average teams he is always likely to pop up and score a deflection but I don't think he offers enough all round against quality opposition.I'll never forget when I saw him shoot from about 20 yards out with a player stood literally 1 yard in front of him when england were struggling in a game. No chance of scoring at all, but he seemed like he didn't know what else to do.

[Gundam]

Has Lampard got any Scouser roots?

[Run.it]

LOL @ the Lamps hateSpurs fans are pissed cos he always scores against themWest Ham fans are pissed with him coz he always slews them in every interview and never gives them credit for his development as a playerArsenal fans are pissed coz he helped Chelsea dominate English football for two years whilst Arsenal have battled for 4th placeMan Utd fans are slightly pissed coz he helped Chelsea retain the League and coz Frank ended Scholes international career..At the end of the day Frank Lampard>>>>>Ur fav Central midfielderThe most effective Central Midfielder in the world

......except in the most recent World Cup.

[Mr Q]

He just seems like a wankerf*ck himFor Chelsea he is effective, but he cant play with a player unless they do all his running work.

[Guest roskie_07]

I just remember how swag Frank was when he was a West Ham player

[Guest the_truth_hurts]

Fat twat. He just clearly need players working for him to get the best out of him. He can play in a 4-4-2 though he did it in his first season t chelsea and did it without makalele. Was their best player that year as well. Still an overated fat twat though.