Frank Lampard and Jose Mourinho kept things very “mutual respect” when they were asked about their game against each other and when they were on camera, but the reality of their words in their respective press conferences is revealing a simmering tension.
Lampard today was forced to say he was “disappointed” by his old boss’ comments about António Rudiger, and he ended the presser with a thinly veiled dig at the Spurs manager’s treatment of talented young players like Mo Salah and Kevin de Bruyne at Chelsea.
You can see his exact words in this Tweet from Liam Twomey of the Athletic:
Pretty clear reference to Mourinho and De Bruyne/Salah by Lampard at the end of today’s press conference #cfc pic.twitter.com/OJpDm5edMB
— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) December 24, 2019
There’s no doubting who he’s referring to there, and this is a line of attack we’ve not heard before from a player who was actually in the dressing room at the time.
Lampard has a point, no doubt. But we really hope this doesn’t descend into more tedious bickering – we just want to pick up three point against Southampton.
