Lampard Calls on Young Players to Develop Leadership Skills

Coventry manager Frank Lampard has dismissed the idea that his youthful squad lacks leadership. This comes after the departure of experienced players, including Kyle McFadzean, Liam Kelly, and Matty Godden, from the club over the past 12 months. Lampard commented, “I think that’s an easy conclusion, I think leadership as a sense has changed over the years.” He continued, “It’s always easy to hark back 15 years and go, ‘oh there were leaders everywhere’ it’s not always the case.” He stressed the importance of current players stepping up, stating, “The young men here have to make themselves leaders too. We’re young but we’re not babies. Players have to take responsibility.” He further elaborated on this expectation, saying, “That’s something to assess I guess going forward but I should be a leader, Ben Sheaf will be a leader so will Jake Bidwell but also so will the younger players in the team. They have to grow into that.” The Sky Blues are set to face Millwall away on Saturday, with the match scheduled for a 15:00 GMT kick-off.