Frank Lampard on what precocious Coventry City talent needs to do to get more game time
Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard discusses the progress and development of Norman Bassette and what the precocious talent needs to do to get more game time
When Norman Bassette was snapped up late on in last summer’s transfer window for a reported fee of between £2.1million and £2.98m the relatively unknown Belgian teenager was clearly joining Coventry City as a bit of a project.
Although just 19 at the time, his blistering pace and huge amount of confidence singled him out as a precocious talent who Mark Robins explained at the time had “really good attributes and a huge amount of potential.”
He was a bit of an unknown quantity and an interesting signing who felt like a calculated gamble – a young player who could turn out to be something really special for the Sky Blues.
As his first full season at this level draws to a close, the former Caen striker has played 29 times for Coventry, including 11 Championship starts and 14 appearances from the bench. Amongst his most eye-catching displays came against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup last September, and when he scored one of his two goals to date against Sheffield United in the CBS Arena clash with the Blades back in November – a period when he enjoyed plenty of regular game time.
