{"id":1135070,"date":"2020-03-04T15:22:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T15:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1135070"},"modified":"2020-03-04T15:22:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T15:22:43","slug":"frank-lampard-billy-gilmour-starting-spot-in-chelsea-midfield","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/frank-lampard-billy-gilmour-starting-spot-in-chelsea-midfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lampard: Billy Gilmour ticks my three boxes for starting spot in Chelsea midfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Frank Lampard believes young midfielder Billy Gilmour has all the attributes to succeed at Chelsea following his impressive performance against Liverpool.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues inflicted a third defeat in four games on Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s men, winning 2-0 to progress in the FA Cup, and Gilmour particularly caught the eye with his supreme midfield performance.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Can Gilmour succeed at\u00a0 Chelsea? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Gilmour has made six senior appearances for Chelsea in all competitions this season.<\/li>\n<li>The 18-year-old already has two substitute appearances in the Premier League under his belt.<\/li>\n<li>Gilmour played a starring role as Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-0 in the FA Cup on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>No player made more tackles (5) than Gilmour during the match at Stamford Bridge.<\/li>\n<li>Lampard believes Gilmour has all the attributes to be a long-term success at Chelsea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7516762\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nNo player made more tackles (5) than Gilmour, while the Scottish teenager completed the third-highest number of passes (37) among Chelsea players.<\/p>\n<p>And after the game, Lampard &#8212; a world-class midfielder himself during his playing days &#8212; lavished praise upon Gilmour, highlighting the key attributes which suggest he has a bright future in the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What an incredible performance for a young player. He was a calm head in that first five or 10 minutes,&#8221; Lampard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/gilmour-deserves-people-talking-about-him-after-chelsea\/1jmamgxmacgaw1d886ac75jiza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a throwback of a midfielder. Can you put your foot in? Yes. Can you make angles to play the passes? Yes. He&#8217;s only slight in stature but he&#8217;s huge in personality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He deserves people to talk about him after a performance like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gilmour has now made six senior appearances for Chelsea across all competitions this season, including two outings from the bench in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sancho, Haaland, Hakimi &amp; Brandt | Meet Borussia Dortmund&#039;s Fantastic Four\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpOpxJuRT0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He is one of a number of academy graduates entrusted with first-team football since Lampard entered the Chelsea dugout, and the former England international insists he&#8217;ll be trusting Gilmour further as the season progresses.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I\u2019ve got absolute trust in Billy,&#8221; he added. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;When you watch him play, I remember when we drew against <\/span>Sheffield United<span> and people asked me after the game &#8216;This kid looks like a 15-year-old&#8217;. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;But I\u2019ve no problem with him because if he is small in stature he is huge in personality and talent.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea host Everton in the Premier League on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Lampard believes young midfielder Billy Gilmour has all the attributes to succeed at Chelsea following his impressive performance against Liverpool. 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