Frank Lampard reveals he listens to same song on every dog walk as he bids to guide Coventry back to Premier League
The 46-year-old was appointed manager of the Sky Blues in November and quickly became popular among fans.
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At the first time of asking he led Coventry to the Championship playoffs, where they will face Sunderland in the semi-finals.
Ahead of the first leg on Friday evening, Lampard has opened up about his love for the club.
The Chelsea legend even revealed that he listens to the club's unnofficial anthem, 'We'll Live and Die in These Towns' by The Enemy, on every dog walk.
Speaking to The Telegraph, Lampard explained: "From my part, I've loved it.
"It gets the tingles going pre-game every time I hear it. I play it in the car and on my dog walks.
"And my two youngest have really taken to it as well. My wife Christine, sent me a voice note of my daughter singing it before a game."
"I can't speak for them, but I'm sure that, like me, they will have a lot of affection and feeling for it and how the fans react to it pre-game."
'We'll Live and Die in These Towns' recently became adopted by Coventry fans and the song is now sung before every match.
A rendition of the tune prior to the club's FA Cup semi-final meeting with Manchester United at Wembley Stadium went viral last year.
It is now considered one of the best club anthems in England.
Lampard admitted it would mean "a great deal" to earn promotion to the Premier League with Coventry prior to the club's playoff meeting with Sunderland.
In his pre-match press conference, he said: "I think the reality for this club and for us as a group this year is what it would mean considering where we were in November/December and the early parts of the season.
"From the work done and for the players who have owned it and shown really consistent performances and have managed to move up the table, it would mean a great deal because of where we've come from and also for this club, the history of the club and it has a great history of FA Cup finals and playing top tier football and it's been a long while.
"I understand the responsibility of that, and those are things that we can deal with if they come, but we have to absolutely focus on three games hopefully, but right now specifically one and then the away leg to see what we can do, because it's what we do on the pitch that will get us there or not."
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