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Chelsea ace Lampard insists AVB age no factor

Frank Lampard says he has no problem with the youth of new Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Lampard, just eight months younger than the new Blues boss, insists there are only positive vibes from the group.

"The fact that Andre is young is irrelevant," Lampard said.

"There is a nice freshness, a new style and new training methods compared to last year.

"His quality is important, however. You saw that for yourselves at Porto and we know his ideals are similar to what we had at Chelsea before."

Lampard added: "On the training ground it has been a bit different to what we are used to.

"It has always been fast and intense and there has not been one session where people can relax or be sloppy.

"There is some discipline and some rules that are important to him.

"He doesn't want to lay down too many laws, but he expects us to understand the laws without having to tell us.

"He has a good bunch in our squad."

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