Lampard backs Terry to silence the boo boys

Frank Lampard has backed Chelsea captain John Terry to lift the FA Cup this season - and block out the abuse from rival fans.

Terry suffered non-stop stick from Stoke fans during their FA Cup quarter-final which prompted him to show off his captain’s armband for all the world to see.

It seemed to be a clear message after being stripped of the England captaincy and Lampard says that Terry can handle the stick.

The midfield ace insistsed: “I think it will mean the same to John, lifting the Cup, as every year. It’s quite boring to keep dwelling on the same thing. You want to win trophies, to look back on your career with trophies.

“As a captain and for the club, you want to win them. John will be the same as everyone else.

“We all get that to an extent. I’ve had that at times. John got it against Stoke. Sometimes the abuse does overstep the mark. But strong players just react in positive ways. That’s what John did.

“Listen, these things happen, as I say. I’m not going to come out and say it’s time for it to stop. We’ll play and move on, yeah. That’s a good answer really.”

Lampard also backed Chelsea’s squad to overcome the double blow of losing Jose Bosingwa and Michael Essien to injury.

He added: “It’s a big blow. They’re both international players. It seems we've hardly had Essien at all over the last two years, and he’s a fantastic player.

“Bosingwa is a fantastic right-back. We’ve had these problems before. We’ve had them for the past few seasons.

“You have to dig in around the rest of the squad, which is very strong. It's strong enough to handle it and keep going forward.”