JUST IN: Frank Lampard explains decision to drop ‘best’ defensive duo in division ahead of selection problem…👇👇👇

Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard faces a big selection decision at the back

Frank Lampard says Coventry City’s Bobby Thomas and Liam Kitching are the best central defensive partnership in the division, in his opinion

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard has explained his decision to drop what he considers to be the best central defensive partnership in the Championship.

The Sky Blues head coach swapped his first choice central defenders Bobby Thomas and Liam Kitching for Luke Woolfenden and Joel Latibeaudiere against Oxford United at the weekend following a dip in form and failure to keep a clean sheet in seven league games.

Woolfenden and Latibeaudiere helped keep a shut out against the U’s albeit City not exactly tested against the second from bottom relegation scrappers who managed just four attempts on goal, none of which were on target in the goalless draw at the CBS Arena.

And Lampard insisted of his Saturday selection: “It doesn’t mean anything going forward. It means that the competition is good. People are training well to try to get in the team and that’s good to have those selection problems going forward. But there’s no problem and I thought the boys did well.”