CHAMPIONS League-winning midfielder Dietmar Hamann believes Frank Lampard is thriving in charge Coventry City.
Coventry sit five points clear at the top of the Championship table during the international break.
Hamann won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005 and finished as a World Cup runner-up with Germany in 2002.
And Hamann praised Sky Blues boss Lampard for bouncing back from difficult spells in charge of Chelsea and Everton.
Speaking to footballblog.co.uk, Hamann said: “Chelsea’s not been a happy place for managers after Mourinho left. They’ve changed their managers a lot in the last 10, 15 years.
“Obviously sometimes when he’s so attached to a club, as he was at Chelsea, it makes things a little bit harder.
“Everton were a similar case with the owners – there was always a lot of uncertainty.
“I don’t want to make excuses, but I think there’s a reason why it didn’t work out. This year, we’re early in the season.
“Obviously he’s doing a wonderful job. He’s top, and they have a very good goal difference, which means he’s got an awful lot of goals with this side.
“Obviously he had a bit of a setback against Wrexham.
“I think he was a very smart player, always a good reader of the game and obviously that helps him as a manager.
“I think he’s got a good way of communicating with the players.
“He comes across well and, as I said, it’s early doors, a lot can happen in the course of a season. It’s good to see him doing well.”
