FRANK Lampard admits Coventry City ‘lacked quality’ in transition following a goalless draw against Leicester City in the M69 derby.
The Sky Blues remain unbeaten in the Championship this season after six matches following a stalemate at the King Power Stadium.
However, Lampard praised the defensive resilience of his side and feels Coventry’s performances should have earned his side more points.
Lampard said: “I’m pretty happy, you’ve got to respect the opposition, they’re a good team and it’s maybe the best they’ve played.
“We lacked a little bit of quality and sharpness from what we’ve been showing especially on transitions.
“We were just a little bit off it and that affected our goal threat but if you’re going to have one of those days you have to defend well and be a team and we felt pretty secure.
“The performances have been really good, we should have more points but that’s football, we want more points and there’s still improvement.”
Sky Blues stopper Carl Rushworth made nine saves in a fine individual performance as Coventry recorded their second clean sheet of the season.
And Lampard heaped praise on the Brighton and Hove Albion loanee for keeping the scores level.
Lampard added: “He’s a really good goalkeeper. I’m so pleased I never was one, it’s such a difficult position.
“Every part of his game was spot on, some the shots were bouncing in front of him and the saves he had to make he made.
“That’s why you want a top goalkeeper in your team where you rely on them a little bit.
“When he was needed it was a very good personal performance.”
Coventry are next in action against Birmingham City on Saturday, September 27 with kick-off at 12.30pm at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
