{"id":26586,"date":"2025-04-17T04:31:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T04:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/26586\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T04:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T04:31:36","slug":"west-broms-isaac-price-praises-former-manager-frank-lampard-ahead-of-championship-clash-with-coventry-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/26586\/","title":{"rendered":"West Brom&#8217;s Isaac Price praises former manager Frank Lampard ahead of Championship clash with Coventry City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Lampard handed the Northern Ireland goalscorer his Premier League debut when he was manager of Everton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On Good Friday, however, Price will be looking to get one over his old mentor. Lampard now manages Coventry City, who are three points clear of West Brom in the scramble for a place in the Championship Play-Offs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The two Midlands clubs clash at the Coventry Building Society Arena at 3.00pm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Coventry City manager Frank Lampard at the Ryton Training Ground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/a0047855-a99d-4646-a017-486670ff8201.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Coventry City manager Frank Lampard at the Ryton Training Ground<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Price said: \u201cIt was huge training with Frank Lampard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cAs soon as he came into Everton, I was buzzing. I was in and around the first team before he came in \u2013 and then when he came in, I knew that it was going to be a really good chance to learn a lot and try and question him as much as I can to get as much out of him to build my game and get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Price has scored eight goals for Northern Ireland in just 20 caps, including a Nations League hat-trick against Bulgaria at Windsor Park in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">That goalscoring spree helped the 21-year-old secure a move from Belgian club Standard Liege to West Brom during the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">But Price\u2019s career began at Everton, where he made his Premier League debut while still in his teens.<\/p>\n<p>  :\u2018I\u2019m really concerned for next generation of Irish League goalkeepers\u2019: Michael Dougherty  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beltel-football\/id1762800341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Listen on Apple Podcasts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/listenonapple.svg.svg+xml\" style=\"width:40%\"\/> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2zDMhiMi3ittO2YQ3V0DoI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Listen on Spotify\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/spotify330x80.png\" style=\"width:40%\"\/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Price said: \u201cI\u2019ve been pretty lucky, to be fair \u2013 my first boss at Everton was Carlo Ancelotti. There wasn\u2019t a better place to start my career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cAfter that, I had Frank Lampard \u2013 he was my manager for a year and a half, that was a great learning experience for me. He\u2019s obviously one of the best midfielders to play the game, so to learn off him was great.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cAnd the club had some really top players. I trained with the likes of James Rodriguez, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison, some of the top players in the world. To train with that quality of players every day was massive for me, I learned a lot from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Price is now enjoying working with former Celtic and Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray, who replaced Carlos Corberan shortly after the attacking midfielder joined the club from Standard Liege.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Price told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsboom.com\/football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SportsBoom<\/a>: \u201cI was excited as soon as he came in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cYou can see from his previous jobs how well he has done, especially with young players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cHe\u2019s developed a lot of good young players and given them an opportunity to go and play regular first-team football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cHe\u2019s given the confidence to go and kick on, which is something he\u2019s done with me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cI\u2019m grateful for that so, hopefully, we can keep working and getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/sport\/football\/premier-league\/northern-ireland-ace-may-get-nod-despite-stars-looming-injury-return-as-liverpool-plot-to-close-out-title\/a1543474122.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Ireland ace may get nod despite star\u2019s looming injury return as Liverpool plot to close out title<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/sport\/football\/european\/manchester-united-boss-provides-update-on-jonny-evans-return-from-injury\/a1918357991.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United boss provides update on Jonny Evans\u2019 return from injury<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lampard handed the Northern Ireland goalscorer his Premier League debut when he was manager of Everton. 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