Frank Lampard is one of four NYCFC men to be nominated for MLS End of Year Awards.
The 38-year old is up for Comeback Player of the Year after he put his injury troubles to one side to help fire his team into the Playoffs for the first time in club history.
David Villa, Jack Harrison and Patrick Vieira are also up for MVP, Rookie and Coach of the Year, respectively.
We caught up with Frank after seasonâs end to discuss his nomination, as well as the season as a whole and his plans for the winterâĤ
On the NominationâĤ
âComeback of the Year is not necessarily the one you want â thereâs a bit of an undertone to it but itâs nice â Iâve been injured and I appreciate the idea of it.
âIn the games Iâve played Iâve been very happy to have scored so regularly, Iâm just a bit disappointed that I couldnât play so regularly and then if I had been fit I could hopefully have been challenging for top goalscorer in the league.
âThen, maybe I could have scored more to help us get to first place and probably could have been playing in the Playoffs a bit fresher than I was but these are things that happen in every playerâs career.
âThe games I did play I felt like I played pretty well and Iâm happy that I was able to make a good contribution to help us get towards the Playoffs.â
READ: Jack Harrison on Rookie of the Year Nomination
On TorontoâĤ
âThe result against Toronto in both games was very disappointing so there were areas I would focus on to improve from that.
âItâs great we made the Playoffs but hopefully next season the club can go even further.
âTo go away first, everyone always thinks thatâs an advantage but itâs not always the case, especially as we didnât get the away goal. It gave us a lot to do and it gave them a lot of confidence going into the second leg. The rest is history â once we conceded one, then two, everybody in the stadium knew it was going to be a tough night for us.â
On PatrickâĤ
âItâs a success in terms of where we came from â we played some good football, we got some great results and we brought through some promising young players.
âAs a manager, heâll be happy with what weâve achieved this year but knowing how he works, heâs the same as me, itâs not good enough â we want to do more. We always want more success for the club.â
Favorite Moment of the SeasonâĤ
âDC at home definitely - the two late goals â personally, they felt great. Obviously the first hat-trick for the club was a special moment but it was a comfortable victory. The DC one was from behind and it was a very late winner.
âThe atmosphere in Yankee Stadium that night and the celebrations after the winning goal will stay with me for a long time.â
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On VillaâĤ
âHeâs up there with the very best. Iâve played with Drogba, Aguero and Davidâs up there with them in that company.
âI knew from playing against him when he was at Barcelona and Valencia what a special player he was and Iâve seen it in training here and on the pitch â his hunger for goals is phenomenal.
âItâs a simple answer: David is up there with the very best in the world.â
Plans for the WinterâĤ
âI havenât played golf for a long time and thatâs why I put that shot up on Instagram. I managed to hit the one good ball out of 100 at the driving range.
âItâs nice to have a bit of a break â Iâll try and keep fit as I always do. Iâll stay in New York for a bit, Iâll head back to London to see family and hopefully enjoy a bit of a break.â
