As the dust is blown off the keyboard we pick through the
casualties of a hectic couple of international weeks for our premier league
players (barring Raheem Sterling of course).
The long miles travelled and the inevitable crocks follow and
that’s when the chance for a maverick opens up and gives us something to look
at from the corner of our eye.
This weeks pick is Manchester City’s Frank Lampard. As Yaya
Toure returned late from international duty and Fernandinho recovering from a
hamstring injury Lampard should be given the opportunity to partner the midfield
with Fernando and thus will surely be afforded a few runs in to the spurs box.
Spurs have at very best been kind to Manchester City having
shipped 22 goals in the last 4 games and under a bit of pressure to perform, they
need a dogged performance at very least to appease the fans who once again are
becoming a bit restless and another trouncing at the Etihad won’t be welcomed.
Back to Lampard and his game time as many predicted has been
restricted but when he has appeared he’s proved a very useful asset. Having
only featured for 112 minutes over the last 4 games all season has returned 2
goals and 13 points which is a decent start by anyone’s reckoning. At 5.4m
there will be a few managers harbouring bench fodder players with transfers to
burn that may fancy a risk. Lets’ be Frank, he’s been quality over the years
and give him a chance and he knows where the goal is.
