I smell bust in Serie A for Frank Lampard. Put him into tactical Serie A system, then you will find Lampard makes less run into the box, which naturally means less goals. The fact is Lampard is more closer to forward than midfield in terms of contributions are concerned just as one should regard Kaka.
You've got a good point here. There is a huge difference between english football and calcio, which means Lamps might not be able to do his defensive duties up to a certain level which is required in Serie A.
Beside this team probably needs some proven distributor in the team since neither Camoranesi, Nedved, Zanetti are capable of dictating the tempo of the game.
I have to disagree with you on this one. Camoranesi and Nedved are both explosive players. They may not be on their A-game each game (Nedved's is understandable due to his age) but when they do, they dictate the tempo of the game. Zanetti - he's only 2nd class.
Take away the monetary issue, I don't see a very good fit between Lampard and Juve. I say pass.
Although I am a huge fan of Lampard's talent, I have to agree that it will cost us a lot of money to get his signature. Add to the fact that what we've said above is no secret to Lampard, I'm sure he'll pretty much admit it won't be as easy for him to move to Serie A where it's more technical.
Sad to day, even if I'm sure he won't come to Turin, I'm still wishing he will. Why? The best solution would be to have a very strong defensive midfielder alongside Lampard. Someone in the calibre of Edgard Davids at his peak. If we can find someone like him to partner Lampard, then maybe we can pull this off.