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Frank Lampard has vowed to transform Coventry City into a possession-based, attacking side in time after returning to management with the Championship club.
The former Chelsea, Everton and Derby County boss returns to the touchline after a caretaker spell with the Blues ended in May of last year with a bottom-half finish in the Premier League.
But the 46-year-old, who was sacked by Everton earlier in that campaign, succeeds Mark Robins in the West Midlands after penning a two-and-half-year contract and quickly outlined his plans for the club.
“In time, I want to bring an exciting and attacking team for them to see. A possession-based team that also wants to attack and attack quickly at times,” Lampard told Coventry’s website.
“I want to excite the fans and that’s certainly what I want to work towards, and of course we want to be an aggressive team that wants to win the ball high up the pitch.
“There will be some things we want to move forward with and maybe change and understand that in that process with a bit of change we have to get a lot of hard work in to get the results that we want and I’m certainly very ready to put that work in and pass the message on to the players and hopefully that shows on the pitch.”
Coventry owner and executive chairman Doug King said: “I am delighted that Frank Lampard has agreed to join our club as head coach. Frank cut his teeth in the Championship and knows what is needed in this league to be successful.
“His experiences thereafter at Chelsea and Everton will ensure he brings to our talented squad clear understanding of exactly what is needed to succeed at the very top level that we as a club are striving to reach.”
