Glenn Hoddle admitted he was surprised to see Frank Lampard give the captaincy to on-loan centre-back Conor Coady at the weekend.
Wolves loanee Coady took the armband for Sunday’s 1-0 win against West Ham at Goodison Park, with club captain Seamus Coleman on the bench and Jordan Pickford injured. The Blues picked up their first win of the season thanks to Neal Maupay’s second-half strike and a spirited performance in midfield and defence.
The battling performance was typified by defensive duo Coady and James Tarkowski, and Hoddle reserved high praise for the pair of ‘captains’ for their defence-first attitude - but the ex-Tottenham midfielder added it was ‘amazing’ to see Frank Lampard give the armband to the loanee, rather than the permanent signing.
