Frank Lampard: Coventry boss says it is no time to get down after Championship play-off first leg defeat to Sunderland

Frank Lampard says now isn’t the time to get down about his Coventry aspect’s Championship play-off semi-final first leg defeat to Sunderland.

The Sky Blues – who completed 5th, seven issues at the back of their warring parties right through the common season – ruled the ball on the Coventry Building Society Arena on Friday evening, however had been held at arm’s duration for lengthy spells via Regis Le Bris’ defensively resolute crew.

And regardless that Jack Rudoni cancelled out Wilson Isidor’s opener inside two mins of it hitting the again of the online, Milan van Ewijk’s blind backpass proficient Eliezer Mayenda the winner, which places the Black Cats within the riding seat forward of Tuesday’s moment leg on the Stadium of Light, which is continue to exist Sky Sports.

“It was a good performance from the team,” he stated. “We pushed and pushed, and dominated possession of the ball. We are unfortunate to be one behind going into the second leg.

“We performed them right here six, seven weeks in the past or so and, with the way in which we’ve got been enjoying, I know it as a trainer, you need to come back out and negate the areas that we would like, so we managed numerous it.

“I could not bitch with the avid gamers relating to the low block. You can say transfer it sooner, do that, do this. It’s now not simple. It’s now not simple towards that.

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“And they defended their field actually smartly. Sometimes you simply say smartly performed to the opposition.

“If you’ve got eight bodies in the box and you’re crossing it, it’s hard. We defended well and on another day things go for you over the course of 90 minutes. They didn’t quite go for us tonight.

“Will the sport appear to be this on Tuesday? I’m now not positive. So in no way time for us to get too down about it.”

On Van Ewijk’s error, which left the Dutch defender in tears after the final whistle, he said: “We wouldn’t have to speak about that now. He’s been sensible for us.”

Lampard used to be reminded of the 2018/19 season, when his Derby aspect misplaced 1-0 to Leeds within the Championship play-off semi-final first leg at Pride Park, however scored 4 second-half targets in an exhilarating moment leg to win 4-3 on mixture.

However, he didn’t need to be drawn on comparisons.

“It’s nothing to do with it because this is another group of players that we’ve got,” he added.

“They’re another group of players. This is a different game. I understand your point, but it’s nothing to do with it. That’s the past.

“It’ll be a difficult recreation for us, however it is clearly nonetheless very, very shut.

“We go again Tuesday. Simple.”

Morrison: Coventry have to enter moment leg assured

Clinton Morrison on Sky Sports Football:

“They’re still in this. They dominated possession. They didn’t create as much as they wanted, but the game will open up at the Stadium of Light and they’ve just go to go there full of confidence.

“What they have were given there’s a supervisor who is aware of what he is speaking about. He’ll settle them down, chill out, and he may not be vital of them.

“But he does have to pick up Van Ewijk because he was in tears at the end. Everyone makes mistakes but he’s got to recover and go again.”

Davies: Both targets had been so avoidable

Curtis Davies on Sky Sports Football:

“The difference with the Derby scenario is that Leeds came and comprehensively beat Derby [in the first leg] and you think it will be the same in the second. They beat us three times that season, and you think going to Elland Road will be an uphill task.

“Whereas this night his crew has ruled, and personally each targets are so avoidable. For Van Ewijk it is about his personality and what he presentations in coaching. If he makes one mistake early within the subsequent recreation he may just cross underneath.”