The former England midfielder has made the Sky Blues genuine promotion contenders despite the pressure to replace club legend Mark Robins.
Thinking of Frank Lampard as a manager in a past life rather than a brilliant midfielder makes your mind rethink. It’s as if they are two different people.
For most of Lampard’s life, he has been in a bright spotlight, the son of a West Ham legend, the nephew of his manager when he first made his name as a player. Even after his illustrious playing career was over, he was quickly thrust into the trials and tribulations of management, including two stints at his beloved Chelsea.
These days, you can find Lampard at the much more modest Coventry City, where he is quickly and quietly re-establishing his legend. The Sky Blues’ run of nine wins from their last 10 Championship games is their best-ever league run.
Lampard is salvaging his reputation and now looks like a promising managerial prospect again. So how did we get here? And did we perhaps misjudge who he is as a coach?
