The day I’ll quit, by Frank Lampard
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The day I’ll quit, by Frank Lampard
KITCHEE SINK ... Frank Lampard sets Chelsea on the way to victory with this goal from the spot.
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FRANK LAMPARD insists the day he is told to stop getting into the penalty area will be the day he hangs up his boots.
The England ace was handed a holding midfield role in the 4-0 victory over Kitchee as Chelsea booked their place in the Barclays Asia Trophy final.
But Lampard, 33, said: "I have never been a defensive kind of player. I love getting up and down the pitch and arriving late into the penalty area.
"If I felt I wasn't getting there, I wouldn't want to hang around too long.
"I'll be the first to know when I'm no longer capable of doing that job. Mind you, I'll probably have been sold before then!"
Lamps hit the opener against the Hong Kong champions with a 38th-minute penalty, after Yossi Benayoun had been tripped, before an own goal made it 2-0.
Didier Drogba and Daniel Sturridge then sealed the rout as the Blues flourished in a new-look 4-2-3-1 formation.
Boss Andre Villas-Boas said: "The players were magnificent despite some of them playing out of their natural positions."