adminLONDON. – Frank Lampard admits he shunned the chance to have a Chelsea leaving party because he didn’t want to end up with egg on his face. The Blues legend left Stamford Bridge for New York City in the summer after a glittering 13 years in west London.
However, with his future still up in the air towards the end of the campaign, he decided against saying a big farewell to fans after their last home game in case he performed a dramatic U-turn and remained at the club.
“I didn’t want to do the big parade – ‘Thanks a lot and goodbye everyone’ – because that would have looked a bit foolish if it had gone the other way and I’d stayed,” Lampard told The Sun.
“I ended up stuck in the middle.
“So I just did the usual lap and a wave because we knew Ash (Cole) was leaving, we had a bit of a moment with him.
“There are not a lot of things I regret in my Chelsea career but not being able to say my goodbyes properly to all of the Chelsea fans is certainly one.
“Thirteen years is a long time.” – Mailonline.
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