Chelsea star Lampard salutes Blues brothers Cole, Anelka and Drogba

01 December 2009 11:18
Frank Lampard has named Ashley Cole, Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka as the three players who have helped Chelsea impress this season.   [LNB]Carlo Ancelotti's side top the Barclays Premier League table and have booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League.   [LNB]And Lampard is particularly impressed by the efforts of England international left-back Cole and strikers Drogba and Anelka.   [LNB] Boys from the Bridge: Lampard (left) loves playing with Drogba (right) and Cole [LNB]The England midfielder told his club's official website: 'Ashley has shown it for a long time. For me, for the last two years he has been completely out on his own as the best left-back in the world.   [LNB]'I don't know when people will learn that booing him is not the way to do it. It obviously spurs him on to put in performances like he did.'[LNB]  As for Drogba, Lampard continued: 'Didier is so strong and his all-round game is brilliant, when he plays his best I don't think there is anyone to match him. And I want to talk about [Nicolas] Anelka as well, because he is right up there with him. We have the best strikers in the world.   [LNB]'When you have those men up front who are organised like we have, their partnership is absolutely formidable.   [LNB]'When you are playing well and a lot of big players are fit and playing well then you go to games with a winning belief.'[LNB]Forward thinking: Anelka[LNB]However, despite their five-point advantage at the top of the Premier League, Lampard is not thinking of the title just yet.  [LNB]He added: 'It's far too early to be over. We have seen teams take points off everybody else this season.   [LNB]'It's great for us to be in the driving seat but, for instance, if Arsenal win their game in hand then they close the gap.   [LNB]'People make huge deals about your record against the big teams but if you do win the games in between them then you stay up there regardless.   [LNB]'You can always understand losing against teams like Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, because they have so much quality.   [LNB]'We did it last year, we lost lots of points against the big teams, but it was the points against the not-so-big teams that made the difference. [LNB]'To be champions you have to get a mix, you can get the results against the big boys but all the games in between you have to keep the right attitude.'[LNB] Arsenal fans paid the price for Ashley abuse, blasts Chelsea star LampardArsenal, Man City and Chelsea eye up £10m bid for Barcelona outcast ToureJAMIE REDKNAPP: You can't bully them, so how do you stop Chelsea?EXCLUSIVE: Romelu Lukaku - the teenage sensation wanted by Chelsea who they call the new Didier DrogbaVIDEO SPECIAL: Watch footage of Belgian boy wonder Romelu LukakuCHELSEA FC

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