TONY Pulis believes a ‘reinvigorated’ Frank Lampard will not get carried away by Coventry City’s unbeaten start to the season.
Lampard’s side remain unbeaten in the Championship this season after suffering defeat in the play-off semi-finals last term.
Pulis twice won promotion during his managerial career with Stoke City and Gillingham.
And the former Potters boss believes Lampard’s stint with the Sky Blues proves he can be a successful manager.
Speaking to Coin Poker, Pulis said: “Frank Lampard has had the opportunity to work at the top level.
“He’s had one or two hiccups, but this seems to have reinvigorated him and given him the chance to show that he can manage successfully.
“It’s a great experience for him. I’ve only met him a few times, but he seems a very level-headed person.
“He won’t be getting too carried away. He’ll understand, having done it last year, how difficult this league is.
“If you don’t turn up every week in the Championship, you’re going to get a shock.”
Pulis managed more than 1,000 games in a managerial career which spanned almost three decades.
He expects this season’s promotion contenders to target the 90-point mark.
Pulis added: “I’ve talked about the Premier League and the promoted clubs – they can get beat away from home and that can be accepted.
“But when they go home, they’ve got to be right on it. In the Championship, home and away, you’ve got to turn up.
“The top three will be looking for 90 points, I should imagine, or whatever. You’ve got to get those points home and away.
“It’s not a case of playing well at home and not being on it away from home. It looks as though it’s going to be an open league again.
“You’ve really got to be focused that your team has to turn up and has a chance to win away from home as well as at home.
“I’m sure Frank will have that ingrained in the players.”
