The narrative continues
The fascination with Frank Lampard taking on his former boss and mentor Jose Mourinho really should have worn a bit thin by now.
After all, the pair have shared four touchlines to this point, with the ‘apprentice’ winning out on three of those occasions. There has even been a flare-up of sorts – verbal handbags if truth be told, during the Carabao Cup clash back in September – for those who like their successions bloody.
The dynamic is just too delicious though to let go. It is almost Shakespearean. Here is a guy whose professional life and personal development has substantially been shaped by the other. And now they’re rivals.
If that’s enough to keep us hooked, and glancing at the dug-out every few minutes this Sunday when Chelsea host Tottenham, the way this weird season is panning out only elevates the intrigue.
With Liverpool minus a towering Dutchman and with Manchester City suffering an identity crisis the path is clearer for either side to mount a genuine title charge this term. And presently both clubs are doing precisely that, both trading at shorter than 8.07/1 on
Source: Betfair Premier League
