So, how have Coventry been so efficient in front of goal? Aside from great finishing, it’s about how they’ve used the ball.
Coventry are only the seventh highest in the division in terms of average possession per game (54%), but they’ve had 79 more touches in the opposing penalty area (544) than the next highest team (Sheffield United, 465).
It shows they are able to get the ball forward into dangerous areas quickly, which has helped them generate the most shots with 325 – 41 more than second-best Ipswich’s 284 – and the most shots on target (107), ahead of Southampton (92).
Coventry also have the fewest touches in their own defensive third and most touches in the attacking third, helping control the game and contain opposition teams by playing higher up the pitch.
Defensively, they are strong too, boasting the second meanest defence (18 conceded) behind only Stoke (14).
It’s that balanced style Lampard believes has led to the success so far.
“If you look at our performances, we have found different ways to win games but still keeping the feeling of what we are as a team,” Lampard told BBC CWR.
“We’re not trying to jump back and forth from ultra possession to ultra transition but we can do a lot of things and that’s a tactical development as a team we should be proud of.
“The players want to take on information. We set out our gameplan, we view the opposition, but we always try to hold dear to what we want to be, which is an exciting team with a lot of energy and quality.”
