Coventry latest: Lampard thought VAR would disallow Marmoush goal - have your say!

Frank Lampard believes VAR should have ruled Omar Marmoush's goal for Tottenham out for an elbow to Milan van Ewijk in the build-up. Marmoush restored the lead for Spurs just after Jack Rudoni had equalised for Coventry but appeared to strike Van Ewijk in the face before finding the back of the net. The incident was checked by VAR but was cleared and the goal was allowed to stand, with Spurs going on to win 3-1.

Speaking in his post-match press conference, Lampard said: "I did think that, I thought VAR would cancel it. "You have to be careful how you choose your words. I felt that. That is all I’ll say about it. We will analyse the game back."

Coventry midfielder Jack Rudoni speaking to Sky Sports: “It’s frustrating. We felt we did well as a team and took the game plan to them well. In the end, it could really have been 2-2. We’ve just got to take the positives. It’s a cliché, but we have a big game on Saturday, so we’ll look at the positives and get ready for that. “Maybe we were missing that clinical edge. Sometimes things just don’t fall for you.

It’s football. All we can do is keep applying the pressure, keep working hard and getting into the right areas. Things are going to drop for you. “We’re away from home against a good team. Their league position probably doesn’t reflect where they should be because they’ve got good players. “Maybe we dropped a little bit too deep.

It was frustrating to concede so soon after getting the equaliser, but it’s tough away from home against a good team. You have to work hard to stay solid and get that second goal. “Marmoush came inside and showed his quality to put the ball in the back of the net. We have to try to nullify that as much as we can and not allow the shot. After that, I thought we applied the pressure well.

On another day, it goes to 2-2 and we come away with a point. “We showed we can compete in this league. It’s the little differences that matter, maybe getting more shots on target and getting into the right areas. We’ve shown we can compete; now we need to keep putting points on the board. “We’ve got two massive games coming up, starting at home on Saturday in front of our fans.

We’re looking forward to taking the positives and really getting after it.”

Coventry boss Frank Lampard speaking to Sky Sports: “The players showed belief in how they’re playing. We were a threat right to the end at 2-1, pushing for the equaliser. When you consider where we are, having come up from the Championship, I think we’ve progressed in these first few games.

“We’ve come here against a fully loaded squad, with eight of our starting XI having played for us last season in getting out of the Championship. I thought they showed real personality in how they played and competed all the way to the end. “We had more than competed in the game, in terms of our feeling, our play and how we approached it.

We’re never happy with a defeat, and I don’t want to overpraise the performance, but I can be honest with the players and say they can come away with their heads held high. “Do we have to want more and try to win games like that? Yes. But that’s football. If two quality players put their efforts into the top corner and we have our chances, sometimes that’s the cruel side of the game.

“We have to keep our feet on the ground. The performance was good, but we can get better. Every game is challenging, and Fulham at the weekend will be a real test. “We won’t be defined by certain defeats like this away from home, especially if we play like that. We just need to maintain our consistency, keep the spirit of this group and try to grow from this performance.”

Jamie Carragher has criticised Coventry City goalkeeper Carl Rushworth following the 3-1 defeat to Tottenham. Spurs secured their first win of the season on Monday thanks to goals from James Maddison, Omar Marmoush and Ben Davies. Marmoush restored the lead for Roberto De Zerbi's side with a strike into the far corner after Jack Rudoni had equalised after half-time.

Carragher has since criticised Rushworth in the aftermath of the loss, claiming he should have saved the effort, which would have kept the scoreline at 1-1. "[Carl Rushworth] has got to save it! He's had a difficult start in the Premier League. That's being kind really," Carragher said on Monday Night Football."

He's found it tough and he's going to have to step up more than he has done, the Coventry goalkeeper."

Coventry are live on Sky Sports twice in December as Frank Lampard's side entertain Ipswich and Aston Villa on Monday Night Football on Dec 1 at 8pm, followed by a 4.30pm kick-off on Dec 13.

Coventry boss Frank Lampard is not prepared to relax after watching his side record back-to-back wins in the Premier League. The Sky Blues looked to be in for a long season after losing their opening four games without scoring a goal on their return to the top tier. But they have kick-started their campaign with wins against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle and Lampard wants to keep the foot on the gas.

“Keep driving it,” he said. “It’s very important to look at the the good things out of the game, also the things we can improve. “But when we talk about the good things, I’m not overly patting them on the back because we have to work hard to get better. “Every game brings different challenges, so I think the players understand me and my approach and the staff’s approach here. “We never want to rest.

I don’t. I’m always fearful of resting on something and thinking that you’ve made it. This league’s too difficult for that. “So one of my first jobs is to keep pushing from that front, and the players need to feel that.”

Frank Lampard refused to confirm if Taiwo Awoniyi would return to the starting line-up for the game against Tottenham. Awoniyi joined Coventry from Nottingham Forest in the summer for a fee worth £9m, but was shown a red card in just his fourth Premier League game for the club in the 5-0 defeat against Brighton.

Lampard's side have won both of their Premier League games since, with strikers Sidiki Cherif and Ellis Simms both scoring in the 4-1 win over Newcastle. It has meant Awoniyi's immediate return to the XI is far from guaranteed." It’s good competition in a critical area of the pitch," Lampard said.

"If you want to try and do well in this league or stay in this league and progress in this league, you have to be able to have strikers that can do the all-round striker job but also score your goals. "You need, with the rigours of this league, to push each other, back each other and be there [when called upon], there’s nothing better." T has missed his three games, now he's back.

We bought him for a reason. I think he was doing pretty well before the red card and missing the games." And now you see Ellis and Sidi playing with confidence." It was great for Sidi specifically because it was his full league debut." To play as he did and score as he did and to see him smile afterwards and the confidence that it will give him is great. There's good competition up there."

Hull City, Ipswich Town and Coventry City are all clear of the Premier League relegation zone after six games.Does this put a supposedly safe mid-table club or a big-name team in genuine danger of relegation to the Championship this season?

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