The Coventry City manager has given a positive verdict on Sergej Jakirovic’s Hull City
Coventry City’s Milan van Ewijk (left) and Hull City’s Liam Millar(Image: PA)
Frank Lampard might not have been impressed with Hull City’s pitch – but he was full of admiration for Sergej Jakirovic’s team after seeing his champions elect held to a 0-0 draw.
The Tigers not only stopped Lampard’s Coventry City from winning at the MKM Stadium, they limited them to just one shot on target and one of their lowest XG totals of the season.
Lampard, whose team is now 12 points clear at the top of the table with only five games remaining, noted how hard his men had to battle against the Tigers.
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“We can’t have it our own way every week,” he said.
“We’ve scored a lot of goals this year, and when you don’t score, you keep a clean sheet, which we’ve managed to do again a fair bit this season, it’s about trying to win games in different ways to try and stay up there and be anywhere near where we are, and I think we showed that side of us tonight.
“I thought him [Joel Latibeaudiere] and [Liam] Kitching were great. I think Milan [van Ewijk], once he knew he had a lively winger today [Liam Millar], once he understood that, I think the second half performance defensively, all the things that he did, Jay [Dasilva], typically, Jay. It’s a team effort.
“I thought that the hard yards of the game in midfield and second balls and all those things, they’re a physical team, they’re a well put together team in terms of players that have played in the Premier League, players that know the Championship, physical players, they’ve got threats at the top of the pitch.
“That’s why they are where they are. So I thought we competed really well with them.”
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