Frank Lampard believes Coventry can still reach the Championship play-off final despite trailing Sunderland 2-1 ahead of Tuesday’s away leg.
The Black Cats secured a 2-1 victory at the Coventry Building Society Arena thanks to a late winner from Eliezer Meyenda two minutes from time, but Lampard will be hoping Coventry can turn the tables on Sunderland in the second leg at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday.
“We know what it is, it’s two แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ legs, the game is still there, we are very motivated to try to turn it around, to turn the result around and definitely give everything on the pitch.”
Lampard will be aiming to draw positively from the experiences of those two meetings.
The Chelsea legend played a thrilling Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool, which the Blues won 3-1 before the second leg at Stamford Bridge, only to fight hard to draw 4-4 to reach the final 7-5 on aggregate.
In 2019, Lampard’s Derby side lost 1-0 to Leeds in the first leg of the play-offs, but he guided the Rams to a memorable victory with a remarkable comeback. 4-3 aggregate win
“I think I’ve been in football long enough in any derby to know it’s never over until it’s over, for whatever reason. “I
remember I was 3-1 up against Liverpool in the Champions League and they scored two more goals at Stamford Bridge to make it 3-3 at Stamford Bridge in about half an hour. The game changed completely. “
In the derby when we went to Leeds we were 2-0 down (on aggregate) because we were 1-0 down. There was a lot to talk about, so the game stayed on.”