Source: Daily_Mail
Clean up, lads: Lampard calls on pampered young stars to do dirty work
Frank Lampard has accused the next generation of England hopefuls of leading pampered lifestyles and advocated a return to apprentices cleaning the boots of established stars.
Lampard, who came up the hard way at West Ham by cleaning Julian Dicks' boots, said clubs have gone soft on their youngsters, whom he believes have too much, too young.
The Chelsea midfielder said: 'The lads are forgetting the hard work that needs to be done to earn this sort of lifestyle. Not enough of them have the same dedication and it's something I feel very strongly about. They think they have made it already.'
Lampard wants a return to the days when wannabe stars cleaned the boots of their heroes. Paul Gascoigne cleaned Kevin Keegan's boots at Newcastle while David Beckham polished Bryan Robson's at Manchester United.
England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles cleaned the boots of Busby Babe Eddie Colman while Wes Brown did likewise for United legend Eric Cantona at Old Trafford.
