It may have something to do with the fact his midfield colleagues , in the absence of the dynamic Michael Essien , have toiled more this season than ever before in the Roman Abramovich era .
Lampard has never felt so important to Chelsea as he does now .
It may have something to do with the fact his midfield colleagues , in the absence of the dynamic Michael Essien , have toiled more this season than ever before in the Roman Abramovich era , but Lampard has never felt so important to Chelsea as he does now .