Lampard hails Awoniyi for impressive performance against Plymouth
Coventry City coach Frank Lampard has showered praises on Taiwo Awoniyi following his match-winning performance against Plymouth in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
Awoniyi joined the club last week and made his debut against Arsenal after coming off the bench.
He was handed his full debut against Plymouth in the Carabao Cup, leading the team to a 4-2 win.
Awoniyi opened the scoring in the third minute with a clinical finish before recording an assist for Jack Rudoni to double the lead in the fifth minute.
Reacting to Awoniyi’s performance, Lampard was generous in his praise for the Nigerian forward.
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He said:“I think so. He played some good pre-season minutes at Forest, although probably not so much in his last sort of 10 days before coming to us.
“So it was good to get him on the pitch at the Emirates and then he starts the game tonight (Tuesday) and he gets his goal and an assist, and yeah, he’ll be getting fit at this point but I thought we saw the qualities that we brought him here for.”
Awoniyi will be hoping to retain his starting shirt when Coventry City face Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday.
Coventry City lost their opening match against Arsenal 3-0 while Hull City defeated Manchester United 2-0.
