Frank Lampard has been out of work since his disastrous temporary assignment at Chelsea in the spring of 2023. – A job that the cruel English TV personality James Corden recommended to the Chelsea owners
Well now he has got a new job, this time for Championship club Coventry. He “won” the battle for the job after Ruud van Nistelrooy suddenly became very relevant for Premier League club Leicester.
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Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Coventry City.
Lampard (46) takes over with the club as number 17 in the Championship table, two points above the relegation places.
He replaces long-time Mark Robins, who was sacked after seven years earlier this month, and becomes the first new appointment made by Sky Blues owner Doug King since he completed the takeover in January 2023.
The Coventry job will be Lampard’s fifth place as manager, after spells at Derby County, Everton and two stints with Chelsea.
He has worked extensively in the media since his last role, as interim manager at Stamford Bridge, ended in May 2023.
Lampard’s first game for the Sky Blues will be at home against Cardiff City on Saturday.
. Coventry City owner and CEO Doug King said to his own pages:
“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 it takes in this league to succeed.
“His experience afterwards at Chelsea and Everton will ensure that he gives our talented squad a clear understanding of exactly what it takes to succeed at the very top level that we as a club strive to reach.”
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