Alarm bells ringing - is history writing off Coventry too soon?

[BBC] Coventry City have waited 25 years for a return to the Premier League, but the reality of realising that dream is suddenly starting to look rather miserable. Their campaign could not have started much worse with four successive defeats - all without scoring a goal - highlighting the brutality of the top flight. The unwanted records are already beginning to pile up for Frank Lampard's side. It is the club's worst start to a season since 1919-20, when they lost their opening nine matches in what was their first league campaign. Their lack of goals means they are only the fifth side in English top-flight history to lose each of their opening four matches of the campaign, while also failing to score at least once - after Derby Country (1899-1900), Stoke City (1906-07), Preston North End (1924-25) and Crystal Palace (2017-18). Even though the West Midlands side had been dealt a tough start to life back in the big time, including fixtures at Arsenal and Manchester City , the manner in which they were thrashed on Sunday will raise alarm bells about what the rest of the season might have in store. They have now lost their past 46 Premier League matches when conceding first, a run that stretches back to March 1999. Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney told BBC Sport: "The big problem for Coventry is that losing by a margin of 5-0 just takes all the confidence away from the players. "They will be looking at other teams above them and they will feel a million miles off right now. Frank [Lampard] and the players have to find a way to get through this. There is no doubt they'll be down and hurting right now. "They have being doing some good stuff and they have created chances in the last two games, but they just haven't taken them. The sending off here killed them. "What's important is the squad stays together and is on the same page. They have got to dig in." Since the Premier League began in 1992, only one team ( Southampton - 2012-13) has survived relegation after losing their opening four games of the campaign. How concerned are you by Coventry City's start to the season? Is history writing off Frank Lampard's side too soon? Get in touch with your views here Read the full article here [BBC]