Coventry brush aside Monaco to complete pre-season campaign

[Getty Images] Coventry boss Frank Lampard was full of praise for his team's "performances and attitude" as they warmed up for next weekend's Premier league return with an impressive 2-0 win over Monaco at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Friday night. First half goals from Ellis Simms and Loum Tchaouna were to be enough to defeat the Ligue 1 side, with the highlight of the second period being the return of Gustavo Hamer which drew a huge cheer from the home crowd. "It was a great fixture because they're a high level team," Lampard said post-match. "We needed that with what is coming next week and I thought we were really good. The first half was excellent, a lot of elements I really liked. The goals were brilliant, both of them in their nature. "In general, defending off the ball and what you have to do against these team in and out of possession negating the spaces, we did really well. "The performance and attitude was great. From the beginning of pre-season the group has worked really hard. "It was good on fitness, good on strategy. Second half was a bit less so but that's normal against this level of opposition." You can listen to Lampard's full post-match chat below or on BBC Sounds