Super Frank pulls out of Netherlands friendly

By: Jack | August 8th, 2011

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Interesting news out of the England and Chelsea camps today. Frank Lampard has withdrawn from the England side to face Holland on Wednesday at Wembley. The reason: a throat infection.

Says the official release from Chelsea:

Frank Lampard has withdrawn from the England squad to face Holland on Wednesday the FA has announced.

The Chelsea vice-captain has a throat infection. John Terry and Ashley Cole remain in the squad for the friendly international match at Wembley.

Ouch. Though this must be rather painful, it doesn’t appear to be too serious – at least on the surface – and should not keep him out of action for that long. Whether he will be available for our season opener Sunday at the Britannia is unknown, however, thanks to the lack of substance in the release.

If Frank does indeed miss Stoke, we’d be rather thin in midfield – what with Essien out, Zhirkov sold, Mikel’s status unclear and Romeu still away on international duty. I would reckon we would be fine regardless, but it would be nice to have Lampard available – even if his preseason form has been indifferent at best.

As always, we’ll keep you posted on our vice-captain’s status as it becomes available.

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brenton

Hey Jack. What are the chances of Benayoun, Kakuta, McEachran being regulars for Chelsea? Need some help with my fantasy league.
Jack

Um, out of that trio only Yossi really has a chance in terms of fantasy production. Ideally, I would avoid all three. If you're looking for bargains, why not the likes of Sinclair, Moses or Sessegnon in midfield?
brenton

Bit of a different league from the normal fantasy leagues, in which we bid against each other for players, so your three recommendations are unfortunately already taken. I was looking for a regular starter that will get the occasional goal or assist, but if Benayoun doesn't start regularly, I'm not sure he's good for me. But thanks.
Jack

I'm in an auction league as well. Pretty brutal, but a lot of fun.
Mateo

was hoping the title was "frank pulls out from chelsea fc"
Sean Finnegan

Maybe I'm an idealist, but I think Super Frank deserves a little more respect than that given what he's done for the club.
Mateo

i didnt mean it in a bad way, yes he has been a long time epic player for the club and we ow him a great deal on our success, but unfortunately athletes don't age like wine and i would really like for him to make way for younger options
Jack

I agree.
brenton

He certainly thrived in Mourinho's system that was built around him. Did his fitness slow him down that much last season?