Totally Frank: The Autobiography of Frank Lampard
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Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard charts his life story from childhood to young West Ham apprentice to multi-millionaire world footballing celebrity and lynchpin of the national team. Includes a full account of the 2005/06 season and the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.One of the best footballers in Britain today, and the 2005 Footballer of the Year, Lampard has been applauded by fans, managers and fellow players alike. A vital cog in the midfield engine room for Chelsea and England, he is poised to become one of the true legends of the game.The young lad from Romford was born into a football family. His father, a former West Ham star, saw the raw talent in his boy at an early age and was unstinting in his determination for him to succeed. The hard work paid off and Frank Jr kept it in the family by signing to West Ham in 1995, then managed by his uncle Harry Redknapp.Since transferring to Chelsea in a blaze of controversy, he silenced any critics and proved himself indispensable to his club. No-one his age has played more Premiership football than Lampard, and no-one played more at Chelsea – in fact, he has broken the record for number of consecutive appearances for the Blues. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a season by a Premiership midfielder.In his book, Lampard opens up on his early years, how he dealt with the fame and fortune that has come his way since becoming a key member of the England side, his frank opinions on former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson and his manager at Chelsea Jose Mourinho, fascinating insights into Roman Abramovich and revealing tales on his current team-mates.He reveals both the privileges and the pressures of being one of the 'golden generation' of England players. He gives a fascinating inside account of World Cup 2006 in Germany, and describes the disappointment of not fulfilling the dream of bringing the biggest prize in football back to England.
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Frank Lampard. Totally Frank: The Autobiography of Frank Lampard
Totally Frank. My Autobiography. Frank Lampard with Ian McGarry
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION NOT THE END OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER 1 LAMPARDS AND REDKNAPPS
CHAPTER 2 THE ACADEMY OF FOOTBALL
CHAPTER 3 MAGIC MOMENTS
Photographic Insert
CHAPTER 4 END OF THE AFFAIR
CHAPTER 5 BLUE ISTHE COLOUR
CHAPTER 6 LOVE MATCH
Photographic Insert
CHAPTER 7 ROMAN’S EMPIRE
CHAPTER 8 EURO 2004
CHAPTER 9 THE SPECIAL ONE
CHAPTER 10 EARNING RESPECT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE
Photographic Insert
CHAPTER 11 GERMANY 2006
POSTSCRIPT TEENAGE CANCER TRUST
CAREER RECORD. Compiled by Mark Baber of the Association of Football Statisticians up to 01/07/2006. PERSONAL SUMMARY
EARLY CAREER
NOTABLE MOMENTS
CAREER BREAKDOWN
HONOURS. Individual
Club Honours
SEASON-BE-SEASON BREAKDOWN
CLUB GOALS
PREMIERSHIP APPEARANCES AND GOALS
CHELSEA PREMIERSHIP SCORERS 2003–04
CHELSEA PREMIERSHIP SCORERS 2004–05
CHELSEA PREMIERSHIP SCORERS 2005–06
FULL ENGLAND PLAYING RECORD
INDEX
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B
C
D
E
F
G
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P
Q
R
S
T
V
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Z
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Copyright
About the Publisher
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For the ones I love
Elen & Luna, Mum, Dad
Natalie and Claire
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I’m not sure how far I would have gone in the game – I can’t imagine I was going to be a Freddie Flintoff – but it got to a stage when it was getting on my nerves. Mum and Dad had to pick me up at school at Brentwood and we set off on the journey to Chelmsford which took about fifteen minutes. I had to get changed in the back of the car which was a nuisance and I remember having the hump about it and started to make excuses so I didn’t have to go.
I glossed over the issue with my parents with some petty story but the the over-riding reason for quitting was my obsession with perfection. There were a few people who were better than me at cricket and I didn’t think that I could bridge the gap and that frustrated me. It was fine with football where I was good and thought that I could be better than everyone else. Being honest, that was why cricket faded out of my life. I accepted my limitations but it didn’t mean I wanted to remind myself of them every time I played.
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