Lampard - Rooney is the best
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Lampard - Rooney is the best
Chelsea star hails United rival as greatest team-mate
Frank Lampard believes Wayne Rooney is a bigger talent than his former Chelsea team-mate Gianfranco Zola.
Lampard, 31, has played with a number of top-class stars for West Ham, Chelsea and England and admits Zola stands out among the greats.
However, he believes international team-mate Rooney has the edge due to his power and awareness.
"Wazza is the best," he said in the Daily Mail.
"When he exploded onto the England scene at 17 and played at Euro 2004 with me, I'd never seen anything like him for his power and all the other attributes he has that stand out.
"As a midfielder, as soon as I get on the ball, I want to play it in behind the other team's midfield or defence.
"I need someone to be ahead of that action, already getting into a good position.
"As you learn to play with Wayne, you realise that his awareness is exceptional. It's his key strength - his game awareness.
"Franco Zola is top-class - as a player, a man and evidently, too, as a coach.
"He is still way up there, but the football Wayne is producing for England makes him a very, very special player."
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I agree. Rooney shall be the key man for manutd next yr if he play in CF/FWD.
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yes Rooney has the potential to be as good as Ronaldo and Kaka.