Coventry City head coach Frank Lempard commented on his team's pre-season progress to the English Premier League. The team guaranteed their place in the top 2 of the Championship and returned to the top in the 2000/01 season.

The English footballer contributed to the significant success, bolstering the contributions not only of the players, but also of the entire coaching staff.

" Sometimes coaches only talk about the Gravians, but I write about myself, the coaching staff and the boys. Fifteen months ago we came here for work, and there was a sense of insignificance, as always happens when you start a new job.. We sank into graves and patients - those who reacted to the stinks.

For me, this is one of the most significant achievements. I was blessed to play with great teams at Chelsea. Victory in the Champions League and the Premier League - at an incredible price. Sometimes I can get in touch with Didier Drogba or John Terry.

But for me to achieve less in Coventry for such conditions is a result that exceeds our capabilities. In my daily rank I did not apply the merits of the Gravians. “They have raised their ranks with such easy work, and I am already writing as their coach,” Lempard was quoted as saying by Sky Sports.

It is significant that after 43 rounds, the Coventry Championship finishes the tournament table, having become ahead of its competitors in the fight for direct promotion in the class. For the club, it has returned to the essence of English football after more than two decades of activity.