I have to interject with a slight dose of reality. As to who is better than Lampard, well Pavel Nedvěd for one. Kaka for another. As to whether he would get into and world 11, its questionable whether he would get into some top international teams. Brazil for one and somehow I can see France dispensing with his services in favour of ZZ, even if he is pushing on. I know what he did to Ireland and to England in the Euros.
This isn't chelsea bashing btw. The reality is that although the opening run has been an impressive achievement and merits being top of the table, who could have predicted your main challengers would be tripping over thier own feet leaving Wigan is 2nd(peraps Paul Jewell has a better claim for the best manager in England).
Lampad isn't even the best player in England. Thierry Heny has been a more consistant creative force and plays a similar position, ie a free role.
Lampard is an impressive athlete mazimising his average technical ability. World class is too easily bandied about, demeaning the phrase and allowing anyone to claim it on temporary form in a league that is perhaps 2nd or 3rd best in Europe.
This unfortunately is typical here. Playes are overhyped and hen crushed when they fail to match unrealistic expectations. Tabliod Wayne is a promising talent, as of yet nothing more. Give him a break. Lampard is a fine professional footballer and thats all. And at 27 if he was going to show signs of being world class it would surely have been by now.
Ireland would take him though