Irish Sunday Mirror

EXCL

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one he got. “We bought Frank and I was so, so, so happy,” he admitted.

“I watched him during all the campaign in 2000/2001 and he was an amazing midfielder, boxto-box. I said it would be very important to buy him because he can change the face of the team.”

He did that and then some.

Lampard went on to write his name in Chelsea folklore. He scored 211 goals in 649 games to become the club’s record scorer and won it all in a brilliant Blues career that will ensure he has a hero’s welcome on Wednesday.

Ranieri said: “At that moment when I work didn’t imagin (become a le

“I imagined of goals but many as a str

“I’m prou signed him, very happy him beca every man speaks with players but that it is abou intelligen­ce o players to ta the ideas of manager.”

Only later i did Ranier managerial p

But he bel same qual possessed as

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