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Lamps blast for Lehmann

13 Dec 2006 - 09:29:26

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Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has fired back angrily in his war of words with Jens Lehmann by claiming it is the Arsenal goalkeeper who has a lack of respect.

In the aftermath of Sunday's 1-1 draw between the two Premiership heavyweights at Stamford Bridge, the German number one claimed Lampard was "a specialist in insulting people".

But the England international has slammed the suggestion and claims Lehmann should look a little closer to home to find the problem.

"We had words but Lehmann shows no respect to any one on the pitch - and I don't mean that just from my own perspective," he told The Sun.

"He has a way of looking down his nose at people. I certainly didn't say anything that I feel warrants an explanation.

"For me, it's all in the heat of battle and nonsense to start talking to the media about it afterwards.

"But the other week myself and my cousin Jamie Redknapp were out to dinner in a London restaurant and Lehmann was sitting just feet from us on another table.

"We acknowledged him and he completely blanked both of us.

"In fact, when he left, he walked right past our table and didn't even have the decency to say anything - whether nice or rude."