Chelsea

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Lampard Relishing Early Liverpool Test


The midfielder has earmarked his side's visit to Merseyside on Saturday August 18 as one of the early highlights of the new league season.

Chelsea were twice beaten in front of the Kop during the second half of last season and the England midfielder is happy to be coming up against Steven Gerrard’s men so soon this time around.

"The two fixtures that really stand out in the first few weeks are the ones at Liverpool and United," he said.

"It's quite simple. If you're serious about winning the championship then those are the games you have to get results in and so we know what's ahead.

"We played very well in the second half at Old Trafford last season – some of the best football we played all season.

"It was a different story at Liverpool, when it seemed that we were caught cold and lost early goals.

"But Liverpool have had a habit of gaining momentum later in the season this past couple of years so. Maybe playing them in the third match could be a good time."

Blues ready to offload £10m SWP

Roman Abramovich's wallet has been closed to the Portuguese coach, who has added three new players to his playing pool in the form of Claudio Pizarro, Steve Sidwell and Tal Ben Haim - but all on free transfers.

Mourinho already has a headache over who to select in midfield, with the likes of Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard, Arjen Robben, Michael Essien and Jon Obi Mikel battling for starting roles.

The Blues boss knows Wright-Phillips has a number of admirers willing to meet the club's asking price, with West Ham, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Liverpool, Newcastle and his former employers City all set to vye for his signature.
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