Leicester provide 'different challenge' - Lampard

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Lampard previews the M69 derby

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Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard says Saturday's game against Leicester City provides a "different challenge" to what the club have faced so far this season.

The Sky Blues travel to Leicester for the M69 derby on Saturday (12:30 BST).

"We have got to understand the different challenges this game has compared to the games we have played so far," Lampard told BBC Radio CWR.

"We have played very well so far. I don't want to say dominated, but we have had the fair share of the games we have played so far, so we have to be ready for their strengths, but not to feel inferior in any way.

"We need to feed into the rivalry of the game in a positive way. We need to understand the game, the level of the game and the emotions of the game as well."

Lampard's side head into the trip on the back of a 1-1 draw against Norwich City at the CBS Arena, where a stoppage-time goal from Haji Wright rescued a point.

"Haji is playing really well and it is great to see," Lampard added. "He is great to work with and he is giving teams all sorts of problems.

"To do anything at any level in football as a coach you need your players to really grow and affect games. We have different players who can [do that], but at the moment Haji is doing that, and we hope that continues."

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