SHAUN Wright-Phillips believes promotion to the Premier League is Coventry City’s to lose with the Sky Blues 10 points clear at the top of the Championship table.
Wright-Phillips played with current Coventry boss Frank Lampard at Chelsea, winning the Premier League and FA Cup together.
The former England winger twice won promotion to the Premier League from the old First Division with Manchester City at the start of his playing career.
And Wright-Phillips believes promotion is Coventry’s to ‘throw away’ if the Sky Blues can maintain their current form.
Speaking to BestBettingSites, Wright-Phillips said: “I think it’s theirs to lose.
“I know how hard the Championship is.
“Especially coming into this period now, the December period, it’s the toughest part, and people around them will drop points.
“And if they can pick up points while people are dropping points, then maybe by January or February people could be saying it’s Coventry’s league to throw away.
“At that point, they literally would have to lose every single game to lose the league.
“They could well put themselves in that position if they keep themselves going as they have done so far.”
Wright-Phillips also praised Lampard’s work ethic to recover from difficult spells in charge of Chelsea and Everton to take Coventry to the top of the Championship table.
Wright-Phillips added: “If you know Frank, you know he just doesn’t give up. He could be knocked down. He’ll get back up.
“He’ll put the hard work in to become what he needs to become. Right now, he decided that he would become a good manager, and he has worked at that.
“He actually started well at Derby, and there was then the blip at Chelsea.
“But if you look at what happened there, I think any manager would have struggled with what was going on off the pitch.
“He waited patiently for his next option after Everton, and while he was waiting, he wasn’t just sitting on his hands.
“He’d have been doing his research, improving in other ways. He would have figured out where he went wrong in the past and resolved to change the next time.
“He’s put that into practice and he’s got a squad of players that have bought into it and now that they bought into it and they’re seeing the results.
“When you’re a manager, it becomes simpler to get your players to follow your instructions and adhere to your changes if they’re already winning.
“They’re clear at the top of the Championship ahead of the Christmas period. If they get through that busy spell without dropping too many points, then they’re well set.”
