And, in Tord Grip's eyes, he can do no wrong. Grip said "I would say our young players should look at someone like Frank Lampard and see how hard he has worked at his game.
"He has an excellent work ethic and has used that to improve his game. He always had the vision and the technique but now he has the strength too. That is because he has worked so hard."
A place in the squad for a Euro 2004 is a certainty for Lamps- but it's a regular starting berth for his country that Lamps really craves...