Frank Lampard: Players Must Fix Chelsea, Not Guus Hiddink
stonejah said
00:05 02/13 2009
Luiz Felipe Scolari was relieved of his duties as Chelsea manager earlier this week, with Guus Hiddink coming in to fill the void until the season.
The Dutch boss has established himself as something of a miracle worker in recent years, as he has taken a slew of unfancied national teams - South Korea, Australia, Russia - to new heights.
But Frank Lampard has warned his team-mates not to rely on Hiddink to fix everything, insisting each individual must simply focus on performing to the best of their ability.
"Everyone is talking about uniting dressing rooms but the players just need to perform," the England man said in The Sun.
"If you just worry about yourself and your own performance, you can hold your head up high every day. That will make the manager's job easy. I can't worry about everyone else and what's going on in their head.
"I know I play with a lot of top players who want to win things and it's hurting us that we are not right at the top of the Premier League. But every player has to go through little ups and downs in their careers. The strong ones come through it."
Nevertheless, Lampard is hopeful that the Blues will be reinvigorated under their new gaffer, as he believes they just need a little nudge to recapture their stunning early-season form.
He said, "Hopefully, Hiddink can bring us some glory this season. We're still in the title race and if we can get back to winning games regularly then who knows what can happen.
"It's important we don't drop our heads in any shape or form. We have a very difficult FA Cup tie at the weekend against Watford and huge games against Juventus in the Champions League.
"If we win those the confidence will be there and we can go on to do what we want. You don't become a bad team overnight."
KDB said
10:40 02/13 2009
Frank Lampard has warned his team-mates not to rely on Hiddink to fix everything, insisting each individual must simply focus on performing to the best of their ability.
The Dutch boss has established himself as something of a miracle worker in recent years, as he has taken a slew of unfancied national teams - South Korea, Australia, Russia - to new heights.
But Frank Lampard has warned his team-mates not to rely on Hiddink to fix everything, insisting each individual must simply focus on performing to the best of their ability.
"Everyone is talking about uniting dressing rooms but the players just need to perform," the England man said in The Sun.
"If you just worry about yourself and your own performance, you can hold your head up high every day. That will make the manager's job easy. I can't worry about everyone else and what's going on in their head.
"I know I play with a lot of top players who want to win things and it's hurting us that we are not right at the top of the Premier League. But every player has to go through little ups and downs in their careers. The strong ones come through it."
Nevertheless, Lampard is hopeful that the Blues will be reinvigorated under their new gaffer, as he believes they just need a little nudge to recapture their stunning early-season form.
He said, "Hopefully, Hiddink can bring us some glory this season. We're still in the title race and if we can get back to winning games regularly then who knows what can happen.
"It's important we don't drop our heads in any shape or form. We have a very difficult FA Cup tie at the weekend against Watford and huge games against Juventus in the Champions League.
"If we win those the confidence will be there and we can go on to do what we want. You don't become a bad team overnight."
why don't they do it before