Chelsea star Frank Lampard insists winning the Double will fire his World Cup dream with England

14 May 2010 15:03
England boost: Lampard says winning the Double would put him in good spirits for the World Cup[LNB]England midfielder Frank Lampard believes winning the Double with Chelsea is the perfect way to kick-start his World Cup campaign.[LNB]The Blues can become only the seventh side in history to win both the Barclays Premier League and the FA Cup on Saturday.[LNB]That is if Carlo Ancelotti's side can beat Portsmouth at Wembley on Saturday - a task Lampard is looking forward to completing as he prepares to jet off for South Africa in less than a month's time for the World Cup.[LNB]Lampard said: 'What better way to go to the World Cup than having done the double? It's very exciting for all the players here who are going to the World Cup, regardless oftheir country.[LNB]'But I would hate to go there having missed out on the double. Mentally if I went away and we'd lost that would be the freshest thing in the mind and it would be horrible.[LNB]'We are determined to finish the job and it won't be as easy as some people have made out. I also have a lot of sympathy with Portsmouth.[LNB] Determined: Lampard has urged his team-mates to finish the job against Pompey[LNB]'I think they've handled themselves very well, particularly Avram Grant, who we know really well and have a lot of respect for.[LNB]'But the double is huge and has never been done in our history. We really want to do it. I grew up always knowing the big teams that had done the double in the '70s and '80s, so if we do it, it will go down as the best year in the club's history.'[LNB] Angry at Avram: Branislav Ivanovic admits he was furious former Chelsea boss Grant froze him out at Stamford Bridge John Terry: I was scared - Chelsea defender says he feared KO after foot injuryCHELSEA FC

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