Sky Blues boss Lampard happy with 'the way we play'

Frank Lampard has gone draw-win-lose-win in his four games in charge

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard will take his team to face Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday greatly encouraged by the Sky Blues' growing attacking threat.

City have only scored five times in his four games in charge - but in the last three matches alone they have created 49 efforts on goal.

"It says something about the way we play," Lampard told BBC CWR. "The next step is to be more clinical about the way we take them. That's not easy because it's an easy thing to say.

"We can practise through the week but, when you have some developing players as we do, you have to understand you might not take all your chances.

"Players need to find confidence, they need repetitive work and feeling, to be confident at that end of the pitch. But it's a nice sign for the team that we are creating."

City have not been helped by being without US international striker Haji Wright for six games with an ankle injury - but Ephron Mason-Clark has stepped up with three of those five goals under Lampard.

As to who might play at Fratton Park, Lampard says goalkeeper Ben Wilson, out for 12 games with a knee problem, is closer to a return than seven-goal top scorer Wright.

"Ben's been training the last day or two with us, fully training which is good news," the Sky Blues head coach said.

"He won't be available this weekend but he won't be far.

"Haji is not on the pitch with us yet. We'll miss him for a few games more because they come thick and fast so we're looking at the early part of the New Year."

Frank Lampard was talking to BBC CWR's Clive Eakin