JimmyHillsbeard
Well-Known Member
As was Dovin and Kitchin. Don't write Bassette off just yet.
Neither Dovin nor Kitching were in the starting XI that Lampard inherited. They both became first choice. Whereas Bassette started the two games immediately before Lampard took over.
Remember the eulogy from Lampard about Sakamoto? Players need to train hard and catch the manager’s eye with a good attitude? I suspect that Bassette was the subtext there.