Ballack lashes out at Lampard omission

By Gregg Davies
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Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has revealed he was shocked to hear that team-mate Frank Lampard was not included on the shortlist for the PFA Player of the Year Award.

The former West Ham midfielder has enjoyed another productive season for the Stamford Bridge outfit, netting 20 goals in all competitions, including four in his last six outings.

However, players voted for the PFA award at the end of January, a time when the Blues were stuttering under former boss Chelsea Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was sacked in February.
 
This meant that Manchester United - who at the same time were keeping a record-breaking 14 consecutive clean sheets to soar to the top of the league table - dominated the shortlist, with Nemanja Vidic, Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand, Edwin van der Sar and last year’s winner Cristiano Ronaldo accompanying Steven Gerrard on the six-man roster.

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.