Lampard calls for others to score after Drogba is sidelined
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Frank Lampard calls for Chelsea players to stand up and be counted after striker Didier Drogba is sidelined
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.'
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FRANCO DI SANTOS!!~!!!!!!!
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chelsea played very good attacking soccer against villa. if only they can keep playing that way.
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MOM frank lampard!
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Lampard seemed to have over taken Gerrard liao... He seems better than Gerrard these days... Should go for him and Barry in the England midfield now.
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Lampard seemed to have over taken Gerrard liao... He seems better than Gerrard these days... Should go for him and Barry in the England midfield now.
thats because gerrard = a imba version of phil neville. liverpool still counting on gerrard as a super ultility man. if i was benitez, i'll just click free role on gerrard. seriously