Frank Lampard confident 'tough' Chelsea starlet Billy Gilmour will bounce back from injury

Gilmour facing four months on the sidelines.
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Giuseppe Muro10 July 2020

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says “baby faced” Billy Gimour has the Scottish steel to get over his knee surgery.

And Lampard has revealed he has spoken to Gimour about his own experience of suffering a serious injury as a teenager as the 19-year-old prepares for a four-month lay-off.

Gimour has been ruled out of the rest of the season and will miss the start of next season after having an operation on Friday after damaging his meniscus against Crystal Palace.

The injury is a blow for Gimour, who made a stunning breakthrough at Chelsea before lockdown and was man of the match in wins over Liverpool and Everton in March.

But Lampard says the midfielder has a tough nature and the right attitude to get over the setback.

Lampard said: “I got him in on Thursday morning and spoke to him. He has got a tight-knit family, he is a good old Scottish lad and he is tough. Do not be tricked by the baby face because there is a tough nature to him.

“I remember being out myself at around 17 or 18 with a broken leg for about three months which went over a summer as well. It is part of the process unfortunately.

“We have got the best surgeon on it. The things that are behind Billy are that he is young, he has an incredible attitude and build himself to hopefully get over it as quickly as possible.

“It happened in the game. I saw it happen midway through the first half, it was completely accidental as he crouched down, I saw his reaction as he got up with a bit of a grimace. He has damaged his meniscus in his knee.”

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