Coventry City boss Frank Lampard focused with promotion one point away

He added: “I think the Championship is a great league to to work in and to watch, especially with its unpredictability.

“The support bases, the sizes of the teams that are in it, and the different styles of play are great.”

Speaking about Blackburn, who were beaten 3-0 by in-form Southampton on Tuesday, Lampard said: “They are a team who are fighting.

“You can see they have good players and a good energy about them, and so it will be a tough game.”

When asked about the challenges faced by the club over the last 25 years, Lampard said: “There have been tough times I can’t even describe because I wasn’t here.

“But that will make everything even more special for us as a football club.

“The fans are the first ones that should enjoy it, and I know they will in the stadium or outside of the stadium.

“But we need to focus on our job on the pitch because we will enjoy it even more if we do our job right.”