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Frank Lampard hit back at the critics who have slated his World Cup performances and told them to show him more respect.
Lampard came into the tournament as runner-up behind Ronaldinho in FIFA's World Player of the Year award and had another outstanding season with Chelsea.
He was England's top scorer in the qualifying campaign but he did not find the net in Germany and missed a penalty in the quarter-final shoot-out defeat to Portugal.
Lampard said: "I've been a little bit upset that, after what I've done in the last couple of years, I've missed chances and a few people have been on my back.
"I'm upset about that because I've worked my socks off to try to be successful in this World Cup.
"I would have loved to have scored the winning goal and shown a few people what they wanted to see.
"I'm getting criticism from outside and I feel it's a bit unjust and it gets my back up.
"I think I deserve a little bit of respect for what I've done in the last few years but sometimes people come and want to knock you down."
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