4.He Doesn't Excel In A 4-3-2-1 Formation
Perhaps the biggest nail in Lampards Chelsea coffin is his past three managers with, admittedly a little persuasion from an owner obsessed with style and flair, it must be said - insistence on playing a 4-2-3-1 designed to get the best out of The Blues young, exciting, attacking midfielders. Once upon a time Lampard may have been considered worthy of a starting berth amongst the three of Juan Mata, Eden Hazard and Oscar (with honourable mentions to Victor Moses and Marko Marin), but these days he just doesnt have the pace or trickery required to usurp any of these young upstarts. Instead, as previously mentioned, Lampard has had to make do with a deeper role at the base of midfield and frankly, it doesnt really suit him. The England international operates better when tasked with a central attacking role, either supporting the striker in a 4-4-1-1, or as the furthest of forward of the midfield three in a 4-3-3. He would even be more suited to the central attacking midfield role in Rafa Benitezs 4-2-3-1, but with Mata, Oscar and Hazard all desperate to make that position their own; there just isnt room for poor Frank.