Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benítez missing a trick by refusing to single out midfielder Frank Lampard
Never mind waiting until the 16th minute to demonstrate their support for someone they reckon a victim of their club’s administration, this game was no more than 45 seconds old before the first chorus of “Super Frankie Lampard” filled the Britannia Stadium.
And when, midway through the second half of Chelsea’s 4-0 win at Stoke City, their hero rounded off a typically composed, disciplined and forceful display by hammering a venomous penalty into the goal in front of them, they were giddy in their celebration.
“Sign him up,” they demanded as he clenched his fist to them.