Frank Lampard Named Best Premier League Attacking Midfielder
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Frank Lampard has beaten the likes of Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard to be named the best attacking midfielder in the history of the Premier League.
The name Frank Lampard is often grouped with fellow former England teammates Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard in the Premier League's longest running debate.
One list has named the former Chelsea player as ahead of his peers and ahead of everyone else. According to talkSPORT, 'Lamps' is the best player in his position to have ever graced the Premier League:
1. Frank Lampard - 177 goals, 102 assists
2. Paul Scholes - 107 goals and 55 assists
3. David Silva - 54 goals and 83 assists
4. Steven Gerrard - 120 goals and 92 assists
5. Cesc Fabregas - 50 goals and 111 assists
6. Kevin De Bruyne - 23 goals and 46 assists
7. Yaya Toure - 62 goals and 32 assists
8. Juan Mata - 50 goals and 51 assists
9. Santi Cazorla - 25 goals and 35 assists
10. Luka Modric - 13 goals and 15 assists
Lampard became Chelsea's top scorer of all time when he was at Stamford Bridge, before moving to Manchester City, and is fourth on the list of all time top scorers in the Premier League.
Only Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Andrew Cole have more goals than him right now and the closest midfielder is Gerrard, 57 goals behind.
The 41-year-old is now manager at Chelsea and currently sits in fourth place with them.
Lampard took over at Chelsea while the club were serving a transfer ban and it looks like he will be investing heavily in the squad this summer.
Hakim Ziyech will be joining from Ajax and the club have reportedly agreed terms with RB Leipzig for Timo Werner.
Chelsea's Premier League campaign resumes on June 21 when they take on Aston Villa.
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Topics: Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes, Chelsea, Football, Steven Gerrard
