Frank Lampard Spotlights Rising Star Raphael Borges Rodrigues as Coventry City's Next Big Talent!

With the new signing Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Coventry City aims to nurture a promising young talent, according to Frank Lampard. The 21-year-old winger was acquired from Macarthur FC in the Australian A-League during the last transfer window.

However, his first few months at Coventry have been challenging, as he has struggled with injuries, including a thigh strain during pre-season and another setback while recovering. Despite these difficulties, Lampard remains optimistic about Rodrigues' potential.

“I’m just pleased for him because Rapha is a real project, and I’m not belittling him there but his background of not much football and coming from the A-League and getting injured in pre-season, and getting injured again. This is a robust league, one of the most robust out there so we are trying to work with him on the training ground and he’s been a pleasure to work with. He gets his head down and works, he’s getting fitter and is looking fitter, and he’s got talent. And in the 15 minutes or so that he got I thought we saw a couple of glimpses and I thought he had a good understanding of the game. But there’s a lot of work to do with Rapha, but there’s a real level of talent and a nice confidence in his eye.”