Frank Lampard disagrees with Bruno Lage about Conor Coady after Wolves exit

Latest Wolves news from BirminghamLive includes Frank Lampard's comments on ex-Molineux man Conor Coady

Alex Dicken Senior Football Writer

17:27, 02 Nov 2022Updated 17:27, 02 Nov 2022

Wolves allowed Conor Coady to join Everton on loan in the summer

Frank Lampard says Conor Coady has proved he can play in a back four - three months after Wolves sold their captain because Bruno Lage wasn’t sure he was up to it.

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Coady was allowed to join Wolves’ Premier League rivals Everton in August after falling down the pecking order under Lage. Lage made it clear that Max Kilman and summer signing Nathan Collins would be his first choice pairing in Wolves’ new 4-3-3 formation.

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England international Coady sealed a loan move to Everton and the deal can be made permanent for an initial £4.5million next year. The 29-year-old started the season in a back three before Everton boss Lampard switched to a four-man defence.

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Coady has struck up a partnership with James Tarkowski to earn praise from supporters, whilst helping Everton climb the Premier League table. The Toffees sit 12th, four points ahead of 19th-placed Wolves.

Everton have kept back-to-back clean sheets against Crystal Palace and Fulham, and Lampard believes Coady has silenced his doubters. He said: “We work on that a lot. I think that is the very good thing. Conor can play in a four and he has shown that. Him and Tarky [James Tarkowski]. Tarky has done it for years to great effect.

“We work a lot on distances and we work on situations we don’t want to be in. We work on making sure we can be in the right situations. As a group, defending the box, they are so keen to work together and protect the full-back next to them.”

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Lampard went on to compare Coady to his former Chelsea teammate John Terry, adding: “Conor is an absolute leader, they both are in their own way. I played with the best in John Terry. He was a leader who affected people around him.”

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