Frank Lampard says now will not be 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 fifth, seven factors behind their opponents in the course of the common season – dominated the ball on the Coventry Constructing Society Enviornment on Friday evening, however had been held at arm’s size for lengthy spells by Regis Le Bris’ defensively resolute crew.
And although Jack Rudoni cancelled out Wilson Isidor’s opener inside two minutes of it hitting the again of the web, Milan van Ewijk’s blind backpass gifted Eliezer Mayenda the winner, which places the Black Cats within the driving seat forward of Tuesday’s second leg on the Stadium of Gentle, which is stay on Sky Sports activities.
“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 best way we have been taking part in, I perceive it as a coach, you wish to come out and negate the areas that we would like, so we managed a whole lot of it.
“I could not complain with the gamers when it comes to the low block. You possibly can say transfer it faster, do that, try this. It isn’t straightforward. It isn’t straightforward towards that.
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“They usually defended their field rather well. Generally you simply say properly executed 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 am undecided. So definitely not 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 do not have to speak about that now. He is been good for us.”
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Sunderland take a late lead after an enormous mistake late on from Coventry.
Lampard was 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 Pleasure Park, however scored 4 second-half targets in an exhilarating second leg to win 4-3 on mixture.
Nevertheless, he didn’t wish 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 will be a troublesome recreation for us, nevertheless it’s clearly nonetheless very, very shut.
“We go again Tuesday. Simple.”
Morrison: Coventry have to enter second leg assured
Clinton Morrison on Sky Sports activities Soccer:
“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 there’s a supervisor who is aware of what he is speaking about. He’ll settle them down, loosen up, and he will not be important 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: Each targets had been so avoidable
Curtis Davies on Sky Sports activities Soccer:
“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 tonight his crew has dominated, and in my view each targets are so avoidable. For Van Ewijk it is about his character and what he reveals in coaching. If he makes one mistake early within the subsequent recreation he may go beneath.”
