Poor Frank Lampard can't catch a break. England's scoring midfielder has not scored. Joe D notes that he and his sidekick Gerrard need to pick it up a notch or two against Portugal. And today Steve Jones went on and on (on his Indie 103.1 show) about how lame Lampard's been. "I could kick the ball straighter than that!" Jonesy moaned. But you can't fault Lampard for not trying: He leads the World Cup in shots (with 21!) and is second to Klose in shots on goal (with 9). The proof is in the pudding, of course, and while Klose has 4 goals in his 11 SOGs, Lampard has come up empty. But Lampard is money; look for one of his SOGs to go straight into the (inside) net against the Portuguese.
Some of you may not know (I didn't) that Lampard's father and uncle are soccer managers in England, and Lampard, who plays for Chelsea, came up with West Ham United when both Frank Lampard Sr. and Uncle Harry Redknapp were coaching the team. Uncle Harry is currently the manager at Portsmouth F.C. , who picked up their game enough at the end of the season to stay in the Premier League after flirting with relegation. Such escapes have earned him the nickname 'Harry Houdini.' Lets see what sort of escape his nephew can manage on Saturday.
--TC
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