THE IRREPLACEABLE LEGEND. The word irreplaceable sparks off a bewilderment of imagination as to the nature of asset so special, valuable or unusual to be amiss. If we are given some moments to actually reflect on this in general terms, it might take days, weeks, months or even years to get it right. However, the view here is tilted towards the game of soccer to enable us guess accurately. There is a succour here at least to ponder about. It is hard to hear and believe that the all-time manger of Chelsea FC, Jose Mario dos Santos Mourinho Felix known as the Special One and later the Only One has unequivocally admitted that it will be impossible to find a replacement for Chelsea legend. Lampard was released by the Blues at the end of last season and has since signed for new MLS franchise New York FC, while also agreeing to play for Manchester City on loan until his new club start training in January. The 36-year-old established himself as one of Chelseas all-time greats during his 13-year stay at Stamford Bridge, becoming the clubs record goalscorer and winning the Champions League, Europa League, Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. Mourinho knows Lampards departure has left a significant vacuum in his squad, and the Blues boss claims even new signing Cesc Fabregas would not be able to replace the England international on his own. In the interview granted Rio Ferdinand for BT Sport, the Chelsea boss reiterated that: Frank is Frank, he is irreplaceable. No chance. Fabregas is the player we need to modify a little bit the profile of our game. We want to give the next dimension to our game in midfield. Chelsea finished last season without any silverware and came a frustrating third in the Premier League. Mourinho, in the second season of his second coming as Chelsea boss, has made some monumental investment in rebuilding the squad with the likes of Fabregas, Diego Costa and Filipe Luis, but he is certain the title race will be tougher than ever. In England it is even stronger now than in my first period, he retorted. At the very first moment I came, Man City didn`t have this financial muscle they have now. Even Tottenham presently, all the top five or six. At this moment, it is practically impossible for you to tell me who is going to win the Premier League? You cant guess it right. He went further, can you tell me which one of the top five is going to be outside the Champions League? You cant say. This is what I want. For my concept of what a league should be, this is the best, Mourinho concluded.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 04:00:01 +0000