'I'm scared' - Harry Redknapp reveals Coventry City fear as Frank Lampard shines at CBS Arena | OneFootball

Harry Redknapp has outlined his passion for supporting Coventry City with his nephew Frank Lampard thriving in the dugout.

Legendary football manager Harry Redknapp has revealed he “kicks every ball” watching his nephew Frank Lampard manage Coventry City, but admits he doesn’t attend games at the CBS Arena out of fear of being a bad luck charm.

The Sky Blues have been simply sensational after their opening nine second-tier games, sitting at the summit of the table, scoring 27 goals and the only side in the division yet to taste defeat.

Winning five and drawing four of their opening nine matches, the West Midlands outfit have set an early marker down that they are the team to beat come the end of the season, and it’s unsurprising to see given their rise up the division in the last couple of seasons.

After losing to Luton Town in the play-off final on penalties back in 2023, the Sky Blues once again reached the play-offs last term but fell to defeat in the semi-finals to Sunderland, despite arguably being the better side over the course of the two legs.

And now they are carrying on the momentum, and with this Championship looking so open due to the lack of domination from the relegated Premier League trio of clubs, there’s real optimism that this could be the year for Coventry to end their 23-year exodus from the top-flight.

Meanwhile, Harry Redknapp, who has managed the likes of QPR, Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth, is loving the work his nephew Frank Lampard is doing at the CBS Arena, revealing the length he goes to support the Sky Blues this season.

As reported by the Coventry Telegraph, legendary football manager Harry Redknapp, who has racked up over 1,300 matches in the dugout since 1983, has revealed he “kicks every ball” watching Coventry City on the TV, but is scared to attend a match at the CBS Arena in fear of breaking their excellent run of form.

Redknapp said: "Oh, first result (I look for), I watch every game.

"I've been scared to come because I'm scared if I come and they get beat. I'm not coming while they're winning every game.

"I'm ready to go, but I hope it's a long time before I can go because that means they keep winning. But now I follow every game on TV. I kick every ball for him, I want to see him do well, he deserves it.

"They've had a great start. He had a great year last year, getting to the play-offs, very unlucky not to get to the final.

"They were the better team against Sunderland, that last kick of the game robbed them of the chance when they were certainly looking the more likely.

"He's carried it on this year without going into the transfer market and bringing lots of players in, he's sort of got the same lads, and he's getting the best out of them. So far he's done a great job.

"It's a tough division. I'm not sitting here saying they're going to win it or anything because it really is a tough league, but they're certainly at the moment, going well.

Redknapp added: "He (Lampard) works because he wants to, he doesn't work because he needs to, that's for sure.

"He goes to work because he loves it, and he wants to be, like he did with his playing days, a success as a manager.

"Believe you me, he could be playing golf every day or sitting on the beach every day, he can afford it.

"But it's not what he wants, he puts himself back in the firing line every time and just wants to be a successful manager.

"He's so driven and his attitude is incredible, like he did with his football, you'd be surprised if he didn't succeed in the long term."

Frank Lampard can be hugely successful at Coventry City

When Mark Robins was removed from his Coventry City post in November 2024 and replaced by Frank Lampard, there was skepticism at the time that this appointment was ever going to work out.

It was mainly questioned due to the ex-midfielder’s difficult stints at Chelsea and Everton, but The Sky Blues gave him a chance to rebuild his career, and he has grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

Lampard has been able to grow Coventry's trajectory the longer he has been in his post, developing a team that is both organised and hard-working, while having tremendous pace in attack and clinical when having opportunities.

It’s been highlighted by the sheer number of goals they have scored in the early stages of the campaign, and if that continues, then it’s difficult not to see Coventry cementing themselves in the automatic promotion places.

It’s exciting times ahead at the CBS Arena for all concerned with Coventry, and supporters will be hoping Harry Redknapp continues to stay away from attending their matches if it means the team continues to pick up three points most weeks.