http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=352824&cc=4716 Updated: Dec. 20, 2005 Lampard leaps to under-fire Essien's defence Frank Lampard has leapt to the defence of his fellow Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien and claimed opponents are trying to fool referees into taking harsh action against the Ghana international. 「」 He said: 'If you take Sunday as an example I have watched it several times and firstly Michael Essien was not looking in the direction of the player, and secondly he did not make contact with the player's face which was the impression you got afterwards. 「拿星期天比賽為例子，首先愛辛並未看到對方球員的位置，其次他也沒有碰到對方球員 。」 'And then it's unfortunate that the players then surrounded him attempting to make a bigger deal of it than what it was. 「結果對方球員團團圍住他，意圖把事件擴大。」 'I keep thinking people are making a big deal of it, and it keeps getting highlighted on TV, shown again and again. 「我總覺得有人將事件小題大做，將畫面頻頻在電視上重播又重播。」 'He has been banned in Europe, fair enough and he has taken that ban, but on Sunday I think he was treated a bit badly. 「他被罰禁賽兩場很合理，他無話可說；但星期天的狀況，我覺得他受到不平等待遇。」 'He's a fantastic player and I think it is a shame. He understands that was not a good tackle [against Liverpool's Dietmar Hamann] but people shouldn't try and cause problems with him. 「愛辛自己知道對Hamann的剷球動作有過失，其他人不應該因此對他處處過不去。」 'They should appreciate he's a good player and knowing him as a person now he's definitely not got a malicious character. He's a very good lad, he's always got a smile on his face, he's very friendly, he has fitted in very well with the lads and we enjoy having him around on and off the pitch.' 「他們應該知道他是一位令人欣賞的球員，雨人相處他臉上總掛著微笑:)，非常平易 近人。」 He added: 'A player of his quality is always going to be missed and he has a certain type of quality in our squad that is unique - his strength, his fitness, his engine. 「打歐冠時我們肯定會需要他的能力、身體素質和爆發力這些獨特的特點。」 'Having said that, I can't take anything away from the players who will come in. I remember when we played Barcelona at home in the second leg last season we played Eidur Gudjohnsen in midfield and we were 3-0 up after 20 minutes.' 「雖然這樣說，但我不能抹煞其他球員的努力，記得去年歐冠第二腿，艾德也是打中場 的位置，我們在20分鐘內以3-0領先對手。」 Chelsea's victory over Arsenal kept open a nine-point gap at the top of the Premiership, but Lampard maintains the intense Christmas period will be the most crucial part of the season. (雖然在聯賽切爾西的積分與第二名的曼聯保持9分差距，但蘭帕德認為聖誕節期間的密集 比賽結果才是這賽季的關鍵。) He said: 'It's not over and we understand there is a long way to go. The gap in the Premiership is nine points and we are confident of continuing to play well and winning the league, but also we know that if we stop working hard and get over-confident we can lose it just as easily. 「要談奪冠一切都還早，路還很長。我們有信心繼續保持穩定的狀態，但我們也知道若 我們不努力或者太過自滿，反而會兵敗如山倒。」 'There's such a long way to go. If we lose a couple of games over Christmas and Manchester United win, the gap is hardly anything so it's probably the most important part of the season. 「在聖誕節期間，假如我們沒贏下場幾場比賽，而曼聯贏球，這九分的優勢就會蕩然 無存，所以這段的戰積非常重要。」 'If we can get through Christmas, the next four games, with four victories we will be in an even stronger position than we are in now. 「若我們拿下聖誕節期間的四場比賽，我們積分的優勢會比現在更明顯。」 'If we slip up now then everything is open again, so it's more crucial for us.' 「假如我們犯任何錯誤....」(.....我們就會死得很慘，後面不想翻了XD) ~~~~ 藍軍們! 繼續往前殺呀~~~~~~ ~~~~ --

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