{"id":21370,"date":"2024-11-28T10:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T10:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=21370"},"modified":"2024-11-28T10:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T10:52:02","slug":"frank-lampard-new-coventry-city-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/frank-lampard-new-coventry-city-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Lampard Confirmed As New Coventry City Manager On Two-And-A-Half-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Frank Lampard has been announced as the new manager of Coventry City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Frank Lampard: Coventry City Appoint Chelsea Legend As Their New Boss<\/h2>\n<p>The Championship outfit have appointed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/frank-lampard-confirmed-as-contender-for-coventry-city-manager-role\/\">Frank Lampard<\/a> on a two-and-a-half-year deal and announced his signing on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea legend Lampard takes over Coventry with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/football\/\">football<\/a> club sitting 17th in the league.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccfc.co.uk\/news\/2024\/november\/28\/frank-lampard-appointed-coventry-city-head-coach\/\">A statement from the club read<\/a>: &#8220;Coventry City are delighted to announce the appointment of Frank Lampard as the club\u2019s new head coach.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are delighted to announce the appointment of Frank Lampard as Head Coach. \u2935\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coventry City (@Coventry_City) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Coventry_City\/status\/1862075374970327528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The 46-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Sky Blues and will take charge of City for the first time this Saturday against Cardiff City at the Coventry Building Society Arena.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Frank will be supported by two new coaches, Joe Edwards and Chris Jones, who he has worked with extensively previously.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lampard has enjoyed an illustrious career in football, both on and off the pitch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Frank Lampard Returns To Coaching After 18 Months Out<\/h2>\n<p>Lampard last held a job in managed in June 2023, managing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/heidenheim-vs-chelsea-preview-prediction-team-news-and-predicted-lineups\/\">Chelsea<\/a> on an interim basis for two months.<\/p>\n<p>He took charge of 11 games in that period but only managed to guide the Blues to one victory.<\/p>\n<p>The short spell at Stamford Bridge came after kept <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/everton-vs-brentford-preview-prediction-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups\/\">Everton<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/manchester-city-premier-league-apt-rule-change\/\">Premier League<\/a>, having managed them between 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Lampard&#8217;s appointment at Coventry also sees him return to manage in the Championship. 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