Coventry Round-Up, Friday 30th October: Lampard Eyes January Boost as Sky Blues Prepare to Face Sunderland
There's a big Premier League weekend ahead for Coventry City, with Frank Lampard's side gearing up to host Sunderland, and there's plenty to get through before kick-off. One former Sky Blues striker believes Lampard needs just one thing to keep Coventry in the Premier League, according to Sports Mole (Sports Mole).
On the team news front, Sports Mole have pulled together the latest injury and suspension picture ahead of the match, along with predicted line-ups for both sides (Sports Mole). Over on the Sunderland side, manager Régis Le Bris has been keeping things upbeat despite his side stuttering of late, with the Black Cats boss insisting his team are "where we want to be" as he looks forward to the reunion with Coventry, as covered by The Guardian (The Guardian).
Lampard has also been giving his thoughts on the club's business plans, with CoventryLive reporting on his stance regarding the possibility of Coventry strengthening the squad further in the January transfer window (CoventryLive). There's also a lighter moment away from the pitch, with CoventryLive revealing that Halloween enthusiast Lampard may have to put his trick or treating plans on hold given the small matter of facing Sunderland this weekend - though he's reportedly got a scary costume ready should his side come away with the win (CoventryLive).
In individual player news, Lampard has been full of praise for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, hailing the winger's professionalism as he continues to step up and push for more Premier League football, according to CoventryLive (CoventryLive).
Plenty more Coventry coverage has also been doing the rounds today, with the Mirror running general features and archive pieces on both the club and Lampard himself (Mirror) (Mirror) (Mirror) (Mirror).
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