An emotional Frank Lampard says earning promotion to the Premier League as Coventry boss is “right up there” among the best achievements of his glittering career.Coventry secured promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 25 years after Bobby Thomas’ late equaliser snatched a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.
Lampard earned the first promotion of his managerial career – an achievement which he believes rivals winning Premier League titles and the Champions League as a player.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City
“I’m proud,” he told Sky Sports. “Sometimes, all managers talk about the players, but I am proud, and I’m proud of myself, the staff and the boys.”We drove up 15 months ago in a people carrier, and we went into a bit of an unknown, as you always go into a job.
“We’ve fallen in love with the players, how they’ve reacted, the fan base, how it’s reacted.
“So it’s right up there for me for what I may have achieved. I was fortunate to be in great Chelsea teams. Winning the Champions League and winning leagues was amazing. Sometimes I could thank Didier Drogba or John Terry for that.
“Now, to do this with this club in the circumstances that we’ve done it, for me, [is] overachieving. I’m not belittling the players there. They’ve raised their game up by pure work, and I’m very proud to be the manager of that.”Promotion makes Lampard ‘ feel emotional’
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Coventry fans were in disbelief at full-time after their team secured promotion to the Premier League
The former England international was nearly brought to tears during the interview amid jubilant scenes at Ewood Park.”It’s amazing,” he said. “I’ve talked before about the fan base, what they’ve gone through and all the disappointments, and they’ve stuck with the club and all the stories. And then now they get this moment. It’s a serious, serious football club. I didn’t even realise.”I knew the history. I knew Coventry growing up. Coventry were a…
2026-04-17 22:49:00
