Coventry Promotion Special And Unique - Lampard

Coventry City leader Frank Lampard described his side's promotion backmost to nan Premier League aft 25 years distant arsenic a "unique" achievement.

The Sky Blues secured a top-two decorativeness successful nan Championship pinch 3 games to spare courtesy of a 1-1 tie astatine struggling Blackburn Rovers.

"To spell and get promotion automatically arsenic a non-parachute [payment] squad pinch 3 games to go... these boys person managed to execute thing typical and unique," Lampard told Sky Sports.

"This is what it's about. Coming present and getting a constituent astatine this shape isn't easy."

He added: "Doing this aft 25 years... wow.

"The resilience to travel backmost aft losing successful nan play-offs (last play to Sunderland). We said successful nan summertime astir what we could do this play and whether we could decorativeness 3rd aliases 4th to get a location play-off successful nan 2nd crippled which we didn't do past year.

"It's specified a bully emotion that nan boys person managed to get it complete nan line."

The erstwhile Chelsea and England midfielder, 47, took complete astatine nan CBS Arena successful November 2024 for his first occupation extracurricular nan apical formation since a play astatine Derby successful 2018-19.

An affectional Lampard, who besides credited nan "incredible" occupation his predecessor Mark Robins had done, said he had "fallen successful love" pinch nan nine during his clip successful nan Midlands and classed starring Coventry backmost to nan apical formation alongside his galore accolades arsenic a player.

"I'm proud of myself and nan staff," he said.

"We came into a spot of an chartless 15 aliases truthful months agone erstwhile we arrived successful a group carrier.

"We've fallen successful emotion and this is correct up location pinch what I person achieved.

"I'm very proud to beryllium nan manager."