Ethan Pinnock has joined Coventry City from Brentford
Ethan Pinnock has joined Coventry City from Brentford
Ethan Pinnock is “ready” to be pitched straight into Coventry City ’s starting line-up against Hull if head coach Frank Lampard opts to hand his latest signing his debut.
The 33-year-old arrives at the club with plenty of Premier League experience along with impressive quality and an “immaculate” character following his £5m move from Brentford.
“I’ve spoken to Ethan a couple of times and he trained with us on Thursday for the first time but from speaking to anyone who has worked with him and from picking up from our early conversations, that character and that impressive nature absolutely comes through,” said the City boss who could use Pinnock on the left of a back three against the Tigers.
“He knows a couple of our boys through the Jamaican squad and yeah, he’s very impressive at first glance and he has experience of the league. His experience as a player, his background and where he’s come from is similar to some of our boys in terms of his early start in his career at lower or non-league clubs. But more than that, his character is huge, and also the quality of the player is a big deal.
“As I say, he played very regularly for Brentford over the years where they’ve been a really good story and I’ve always admired their teams through Thomas Frank and now through Keith Andrews. So that’s part of my thought process in terms of what he’s been exposed to but also he’s a very talented player who comes in at still a good age.
“We need some players and sometimes you recruit with an eye to what they’re going to develop into and some players you recruit to come and help us right now because of what they’ve got in terms of attributes and experience, and he certainly fits that bill.”
In terms of his fitness and whether he’s had a full pre-season to ensure he’s ready to play, if selected, against Hull this weekend, Lampard said: “Yeah, he’s ready.”
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