After 18 months out the game, the former Chelsea and England star was given a reminder of how tough the Championship can be

Clive Eakin chats to Frank Lampard after Coventry City's 2-2 draw with Cardiff City.

Ex-Chelsea manager Frank Lampard returned to soccer on Thursday when he was hired to coach Coventry City in the second division. The 46-year-old Lampard signed a 2 1/2-year contract. Lampard would bring a “clear understanding of exactly what is needed to succeed at the very top level,” Coventry owner Doug King said.

Frank Lampard said he isn’t disappointed not to have been given a Premier League job after he was named as Coventry City’s new manager. Lampard has been out of management for 18 months since the end of his second spell at Chelsea but signed a two-and-a-half year contract at Coventry,

After 18 months away from football management, Frank Lampard returned to the dugout on Saturday in his first game as head coach of Championship strugglers Coventry City.

Championship strugglers Coventry and Cardiff played out a 2-2 draw in Frank Lampard's first game in charge after Victor Torp's late penalty cancelled out Alex Robertson's fine strike.