Coventry City coach Frank Lampard said his players “showed they can do it” after achieving their first Premier League win of the season.
Jay DaSilva scored the only goal of the game in a narrow 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest, as the Sky Blues recorded their first Premier League win – and first goal – in 25 years.
Igor Jesus saw what he thought was a late equalizer disallowed due to a build-up error as Coventry preserved their famous win at the City Ground.
Speaking after the match, Lampard could not hide his happiness with the result.
The Coventry coach told Sky Sports: “I feel good, I feel amazing. The way the players have worked for it. (It’s) a tough place to come. We know that after losing the first four games in different circumstances, it’s easy to think negatively and think, ‘Where is the goal and where does the win come from?'”
“The truth in football is that you have to fight for it, you have to work for it, you have to have organisation.
“I can look at a lot of the players today and how they work. You make your own luck with VAR, which I think was a mistake but when you work that hard I think the boys deserve it. It’s huge mentally for the team.”
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“Not everyone is like Wayne Rooney”
Lampard said many of his players are experiencing Premier League football for the first time, and he hopes the win will help improve morale after a difficult start.
“Not everyone is like Wayne Rooney or a star who can have it,” Lampard said.
“Now we hope this gives us confidence. The players showed today that they can do it.”
The next step for Coventry after the long international break is a visit to Newcastle, followed by a trip to Tottenham.
