The return to the elite turns into a nightmare for the promoted Coventry, brutally reminded of the demands of the very high level. On Sunday, the team coached by Frank Lampard collapsed at home against Brighton. Worse still, the promoted suffered a real correction (0-5) after conceding a red card after returning from the locker room. Winners of the Championship last season, the Bantams are unable to regain their momentum and unlike Hull City and Ipswich, the other promoted players who are doing well at the start of the season, Coventry cannot keep up with the pace in the English elite.
The club’s balance sheet is now alarming: four defeats in four matches, no goals scored and already ten conceded. This disastrous start logically places Coventry in last place in the Premier League standings, one point behind Fulham and Aston Villa. In the history of the English championship, the formation of the former Chelsea player becomes only the fifth club in the history of the English first division to string together four losses without registering the slightest achievement at the start of the season, equaling the sad series of Derby (1899-1900), Stoke (1906-1907), Preston (1924-1925) and Crystal Palace (2017-2018).
Frank Lampard remains confident for Coventry
Faced with this critical situation, Frank Lampard spoke after the slap received against the Seagulls. Already threatened, the former midfielder refused to give in to pressure and affirmed that he was confident for the future: “It’s a difficult score to concede, and it’s not easy at home. We must take our responsibilities. We did some good things, then the match became very, very difficult for us. We must continue to work. For these players, the pressure of the Premier League is something new. We have to keep working and hopefully when we start scoring — this team scored a lot of goals last season — things will get better. But we must continue to work. I can’t blame the players for anything at the final whistle.»
The urgency to unlock the points counter will be felt next Saturday during a tricky trip to the Nottingham pitch (6:30 p.m.) for the 5th day. In the event of a fifth defeat in a row in the league, Frank Lampard could quickly see his future darken with the promoted player. We should already be able to score at least one goal to also try not to go down in the history of the Premier League in an even more negative way.
