Frank Lampard’s history-making begin to life with Coventry Metropolis got here to an abrupt finish in opposition to a well-known group.
The Sky Blues have been crushed 2-0 by Lampard’s former facet – Derby County – in a bitter blow to their latest momentum.
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Underneath Lampard, Coventry had been on a run of 5 wins in a row and 9 wins from their final 10 matches.
That was an achievement that that they had solely beforehand managed in September 1954 once they have been within the Division 3 South.
That meant that their latest kind was formally declared their best-ever run of outcomes, nevertheless that has now come to an finish at Satisfaction Park Stadium.
Matt Clarke and Marcus Harness obtained the targets for Derby, an important double of their battle to keep away from relegation.
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The Rams have now recorded back-to-back wins having crushed John Eustace’s previous membership, Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on the weekend.
It is the primary time that Derby have recorded back-to-back wins within the Championship since September.
Victory for the Rams places them only one level from security within the Championship desk with 9 matches remaining.
As for Coventry, they continue to be within the prime six on account of their unimaginable latest run.
Lampard might be determined to get the Sky Blues into the play-offs after taking cost of the membership in November with the membership seventeenth within the second division.
After all the Chelsea legend has earlier with the play-offs, having led Derby to the Play-Off Remaining in 2019 solely to be crushed by Aston Villa at Wembley.
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After combined spells with Chelsea and Everton within the Premier League, Lampard had been hoping to rebuild his managerial popularity on the Coventry Constructing Society Area.
Regardless of their defeat to Derby, Lampard’s report is fairly spectacular.
Since changing Mark Robins in November he has led Coventry in 22 matches, successful 12, drawing 4 and dropping six.