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Coventry Metropolis has relied on Haji Wright’s goalscoring talents since his arrival in 2023, however Frank Lampard’s squad might want to look elsewhere for targets over the following few weeks.
Wright won’t be again in motion for the Sky Blues till after Christmas, Lampard confirmed Friday. The U.S. males’s nationwide staff ahead has been out of motion since struggling an ankle harm on November 9, which has additionally dominated him out of worldwide obligation beneath Mauricio Pochettino.
Regardless of having scored seven of Coventry’s 20 league targets this season, Lampard admitted that the staff wants others to step in Wright’s absence.
“Can we count on Haji Wright within the subsequent two or three video games? No, as a result of he’s not on the coaching pitch but,” Lampard mentioned in his prematch press convention Friday. “I’m clearly very eager to get him again as I perceive his significance for the squad. He’s an enormous participant for us.
“However I simply need to work on what we’ve acquired now,” he added. “Now we have acquired expertise and we’ve acquired choices. Let’s try to get outcomes after which Haji will probably be there.”
Coventry Metropolis hosts Hull Metropolis on Saturday in league play earlier than taking up Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, and Millwall in its remaining matches of 2024.
Wright will probably be a welcomed addition again to the squad after being sidelined for 5 weeks already.
