Frank Lampard returns to management with Coventry City
Lampard’s last job was an interim role at Chelsea last year but he returns to the touchline at the Championship club
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Your support makes all the difference.Frank Lampard has been appointed Coventry City manager as the former midfielder returns to the touchline.
Lampard has been out of work since a caretaker spell at his old club Chelsea ended in May of last year with the club finishing in the bottom half of the Premier League.
But the 46-year-old, who had been sacked by Everton earlier in that campaign, will now look to resume a once highly-promising coaching career in the Championship having been unveiled as the successor to Mark Robins in the West Midlands.
He has signed a two-and-half-year contract and will be assisted by coaches Joe Edwards and Chris Jones, who were also part of his team at Chelsea. His first game in charge will be at home against Cardiff City on Saturday.
Coventry owner and executive chairman Doug King said: “I am delighted that Frank Lampard has agreed to join our club as head coach. Frank cut his teeth in the Championship and knows what is needed in this league to be successful.
“His experiences thereafter at Chelsea and Everton will ensure he brings to our talented squad clear understanding of exactly what is needed to succeed at the very top level that we as a club are striving to reach.”
The long-serving, popular Robins led Coventry to the semi-finals of last year’s FA Cup and Championship play-off final a year prior, but surprisingly departed earlier in November.
Defeat to Burnley on Tuesday night leaves the club 17th in the second tier and just two points clear of the relegation zone.
Lampard has experience in the division, taking Derby County to the brink of promotion via the play-offs in 2019 in his first managerial role. He subsequently took charge of Chelsea, finishing fourth in his only full season during his first stint on the Stamford Bridge touchline.
Lampard was recently linked with the Roma job before Claudio Ranieri’s appointment in the Italian capital.
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