Reply With QuoteMe neither. Maybe he's finally learned his trade.
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Before Frank Lampard's first game as Coventry manager on 30th November, the Sky Blues were 17th in the Championship table on 17 points, just one point ahead of Omer Riza's Cardiff City, who were 21st on 16 points.
After a run of six wins in their last seven Championship games, Coventry are currently sitting 7th in the table on 47 points and are no less than 15 points ahead of the Bluebirds.
Their recent run is all the more remarkable because the only side they've played during that time who are in the division's bottom ten is Swansea City.
Lampard seems to have turned Coventry around in no uncertain terms. Who saw that coming? I certainly didn't.
Me neither. Maybe he's finally learned his trade.
He had one previous season in the Championship, during which he took Derby to the play-off final.Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Maybe this is his level.
I thought Coventry were probably under-performing before Lampard took charge, but then they looked far from good in their two games against City. The Championship is undoubtedly low on quality this season, but the recent turnaround is nevertheless impressive.
Well, as you know, i've always backed Frank. Even when i had to listen to you being critical of him on long dog walks, saying such things like he's only getting these jobs because he's one of the establishment darlings.......
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I was going to mention you in the opening post, but thought Id give you a pass on this occasion.
All is fair in love and war, fill yer boots.... It's still early though..... let's hope Gerrard doesn't return and take Charlton from obscurity up to the premier league, i've given him a few hidings as well.......
He's recently been binned in Saudi Arabia if memory serves.
"He'll get another job over here, you watch, i guarantee it...." (While scooping up dog shit)
Im amazed that a board would go for an established manager, who had a good record in the Championship?
Surely they could have found a coach who had been in charge of a 2nd division club for 7 games and lost five of those as they were relegated???
Maybe they just didnt look hard enough 🤔🤔🤔
I read something the other day praising him at Derby and then some fans questioned it, apparently when he took over they were 6th and they finished 6th even with Tomori, Wilson, Mount on loan.
At least hes giving it a go unlike Gerrard.
yes he took over a team that finished 6th, added tomori, Wilson and mount (which even then was a ridiculous level of signings for the championship) and actually managed to get less points the next season.
everywhere else he's been has been abysmal.
he's had a number of slightly fortunate results since taking over Coventry, including a dodgy last minute penalty against us, and a last minute winner yesterday where their goalkeeper inexplicably dropped a hoof into the box straight at the feet of their striker.
that said, even taking those into account they've definitely seen an improvement. and I don't see any reason he couldn't be a success at the job, just because some of his earlier attempts at it were sub standard.
He did have the benefit from a couple of very good loan players at Derby.
Why were they a ridiculous level of signings for the Championship?
Tomori was 20 years-old and had spent the previous season on loan at Hull, who had finished 18th in the Championship.
Wilson had spent the second half of 2017/18 in the Championship with the same club - Hull City.
Mount was 19 had spent the previous season with Vitesse Arnhem in the Netherlands. He hadn't played any games in the UK at that stage other than for Chelsea's Under-23's.
They all proved to be good signings have gone on to become valuable players, but they were hardly 'ridiculous' signings for a Championship club at the time.
He did - two young players he was able to secure due to his Chelsea links and Harry Wilson, who had previously had loan spells at Crewe and Hull and had made just one sub appearance for Liverpool in the FA Cup.
I'm not saying Lampard worked wonder at Derby by any means - they had finished 6th in the season before he took over and finished 6th again under Lampard (they were 10th the following season). But I think the three loan players made their mark in this country under him. It wasn't as if he was signing established star players.
Wonder if we missed a trick not having him here, for no reason I always thought he might make it in mgt….just that Everton wasn’t a good fit being a basket case club at that time, just like us really…
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