It may only have been three points like any other, but in the context of this season it was a massive win for Coventry City and Frank Lampard. A dip in results, dropping off the top of the table from what once seemed a near-unassailable position, and up against the in-form team in the Championship in Middlesbrough – the ones on a six-game winning run who sat above them in the league.
“Any question marks over Coventry’s character have been answered emphatically tonight,” said Sky Sports’ Andy Hinchcliffe.
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Highlights of Coventry’s Sky Bet Championship win over Middlesbrough
It did feel that big. In terms of the performance as well as the result. Diligence in defence, and a clinical edge in attack. A 3-1 win after a ruthless hat-trick from Haji Wright.Lampard is always keen to stay grounded. Even when Coventry were running away clear at the top of the league he would never get carried away.
But you could see in his eyes after the game he knew how big this one was.
“It’s a massive performance from the lads,” he told Sky Sports. “Middlesbrough are a good team which is why they’ve done what they’ve done recently.
“It was a real team performance. The effort, the tactical discipline, the way we played off the ball, that was something we worked on all week. I felt it was important to get that back into our game.”In the first half, we wanted to press very high and be aggressive, and the lads followed that plan brilliantly. In the second half, I felt our energy would remain strong, so we went into more of a compact shape and caused them problems from there. I’m really delighted with it.”There’s been a bit of nervous energy around the club lately because we haven’t been in this position for a long time. Maybe that’s normal. Maybe we needed a little check. When we play here at the CBS, the fans are a massive weapon for us. They were so loud tonight, amazing”But as long as we react like that, with that energy and output, that’s what matters. I’m delighted for the lads.”
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2026-02-16 22:00:00
