Lampard Urges Chelsea To Keep Terry

[Folami David]

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is hoping teammate John Terry will follow in his path and sign a new contract to stay at Stamford Bridge.
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Lampard ended speculation about his future by signing a new one-year deal to stay at Chelsea after a season which saw him overtake Bobby Tambling as the club's all-time record goalscorer.
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The future of club captain Terry, two years Lampard's junior at 32, has also been the subject of discussion after he struggled with injuries this season and was not a firm fixture in interim boss Rafael Benitez's defence even when fit.
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Terry's existing deal is due to expire at the end of next season.
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"I know JT will want to stay, he's said he'd love to stay at Chelsea. He feels the same as me," Lampard told The Sun.
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"Why play anywhere else when you love the club you're at? JT's the captain of the club and does a brilliant job.
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"At the start of next season, I think that's when the club will take a view on it. I know what my view would be."
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Both players have won multiple trophies with the club, including this month's Europa League, and Lampard believes having an established spine to the team has been vital to their success.
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However, he laughs off the suggestion that the senior players in the dressing room are able to influence owner Roman Abramovich's hiring and firing of managers.
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"One thing that has helped us remain successful over such a long period is a strong core, strong spine," he said. "I mean that in terms of players - their ability, personality and the leaders.
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"You need people like that in the dressing room. But the idea of the dressing room being too strong? Certainly not.
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"I've never heard of any players here being able to ask our owner to sack a manager or even discuss anything to do with the structure of the club. If you wanted to take that chance you would probably get sacked yourself."