Frank Lampard has been nominateed the new administerr of Coventry City to swap fan favourite Mark Robins.
The createer England international has penned a two-and-a-half-year shrink with the Sky Blues.
Speaking to club media, Coventry owner Doug King said: “I am plrelieveed that Frank Lampard has consentd to fuse our club as Head Coach.
“Frank cut his teeth in the Championship and comprehends what is necessitateed in this League to be accomplished.
Frank Lampard is the new Coventry administerr
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“His experiences thereafter at Chelsea and Everton will asdeclareive he transports to our talented squad evident caring of exactly what is necessitateed to thrive at the very top level that we as a club are striving to achieve.”
It is the first job Lampard has landed since his interim stint in accuse of Chelsea towards the finish of the 2023/24 campaign.
He get tos at a club that are 17th in the Championship and flirting with a relegation battle.
But his first task will be to prosper over the fans, who are still disgruntled at the decision to sack club legfinish Robins.
In his second stint with the club, Robins fusecessitate in 2017 and led them to two promotions from League Two to see them return to the second-tier of English football.
Lampard get tos with a job to repair his reputation after difficult spells in his recent posts.
He was sacked as Everton administerr in January 2023 with the club hazardously seal to relegation before Sean Dyche get tod to steer them away.
And a shock nominatement as Chelsea interim administerr finished with equitable one prosper in 11, though he does have experience coaching in the Championship.
Frank Lampard has experience of managing in the Championship
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The 46-year-elderly’s first venture into administerment saw him get accuse at Derby County, where he led them to a Championship join-off final.
Though the Rams lost to Aston Villa at Wembley, Lampard was commfinished for his ability to transport thcdisesteemful lesser joiners and join vibrant football.
Coventry owner King had made Lampard his top center to swap Robins, having also spoken to Manchester United legfinish Ruud van Nistelrooy, who is set to land a job in the Premier League imminently.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy had also been in the running for the Coventry job
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Legfinishary administerr Harry Redknapp, who is Lampard’s uncle, is seal to King and also recommfinished nominateing the Chelsea icon.
After sacking Robins, King said: “I cannot have the danger of us getting relegated.
“Nobody thought Birmingham would get relegated – and they did.”
