Lampard’s redemption arc is compelling because it’s so human. He went away, he licked his wounds, and he came back with a humility that was missing from his early days in the dugout. He’s not trying to be Pep Guardiola. He’s playing to the strengths of a hungry, young squad that feeds off the energy of a fanbase who remember the dark days of the Ricoh Arena row. Coventry in the Premier League would be a proper throwback—a proper, noisy, Midlands away day that top-flight football has been missing. The job isn’t done yet; the playoffs are a lottery more unpredictable than the Eurovision voting. But if Frank Lampard leads Coventry City back to the promised land, it won’t just be a promotion. It’ll be one of the greatest managerial comebacks in modern British football history.
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