Sunday 24 November 2013

Mourinho Hails super frankie

Lampard scored twice against his former club as Chelsea claimed a second away win in the Premier League this term, with Oscar also on target at Upton Park. The 35-year-old England midfielder converted a penalty and a trademark strike from the edge of the area to end a 10- match scoreless run in the Premier League. "He played very well," Mourinho said. "We gave him the protection of Mikel to let him go forward a bit more. After that Lamps felt a bit more freedom to go and to support and to arrive in shooting areas." Lampard kissed the Chelsea badge on his shirt following his second goal at a ground where he began his career. Mourinho hopes to help the midfielder to a successful conclusion to his career. "I was his manager in the best period of his career and now I come back with him to enjoy the last period of his career," said Mourinho, for whom Lampard was a mainstay in the side during his first spell as boss from June 2004 to September 2007. "When he has this relationship with the manager, I think he feels even more comfortable to enjoy himself. He's in a moment where he has nothing to prove - to you, to the fans, to me, to himself. He has nothing to prove. "He has just to enjoy the last years of his career, try to play the maximum he can, try to score because scoring was always something that was part of his DNA as a player, and enjoy life

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