Lampard: Young players should clean boots again

By Gregg Davies
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Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has hit out at modern football’s lavish culture that gives young players too much too soon, saying the rewards are there without the hard work being made to earn them.

“There are good young pros and lads out there, but nowadays it’s made too easy for them, much too easy,” he said.

“It’s hard for me because we’re all lucky to be where we are, leading nice lifestyles. But that lifestyle is coming earlier and earlier. The lads are forgetting the hard work that needs to be done to earn that lifestyle.”

And the 30-year-old even advocates a return to the days of younger players cleaning their team-mates’ boots to earn respect, instead of having it given to them on a plate.

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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.