Frank Lampard has done a lot to revive Wembley's dreams of Coventry during his brief mandate in West Midlands, but, after this defeat of the FA Cup at the hands of Ipswich, those hopes now have to rest in reaching the play-offs.
He should not repeat his semifinal hero and the anguish of last year under Mark Robins after Jack Clarke scored twice and set another to send the tractors to the fifth round for the first time since 2007.
Ipswich showed its Premier League quality when it mattered in this draw in the cup of all the action, since George Hirst also scored from the place after two minutes before Jaden Philogene again firm completed the defeat.
Lampard's side never dropped his spirits, after having matched Joel Latibeaudiere for the first time, while Brandon Thomas-Asante also had a discarded goal for offside.
Widespretad Estern found the decision to fire Mark Robins in November after eight years in charge, the man who took them from the league two to the championship and a final play-off shooting of a place in the Premier League.
However, nothing changes a mood such as the results, and seven victories in the first 14 games of the Lampard League have taken Coventry of 17 in the championship and two points above the descent zone and four points out of The play-offs.
Jack Clarke scored an orthopedic device when Ipswich won 4-1 against Coventry in the fourth round of the FA Cup
Clarke scores his second goal of the game, as he helped Ipswich overcome Coventry
George Hirs
Two losses at home in the rebound, although to the opposition of quality in the leaders of the Leeds League and now the Premier League Ipswich team will not do too much for moral Enough fight and spirit and flashes of quality to suggest that its offer for the upper flight could go to the cable.
For Ipswich Chief, Kieran McKenna, who changed the 11 players for the game, was the ideal response to an unwanted house defeat against the Southampton descent rivals last time.
The congestion outside the CBS sand caused the game to be delayed in 10 minutes, but, once running, visitors took only 20 seconds to recover the lost time.
Sam Szmodics brought the ball to the box, the Coventry center, Liam Kitching, enveloped him to the ground and referee Ben Toner pointed out the place before Hirst rolls in his first goal since October in his first start since he returned from an injury In the knee to give Ipswich the lead.
However, Coventry responded well, and the impressive installment of Jack Rudoni from game games caused problems. His insufficient corner found Latibeaudiere, who looked at the ball at the distant corner after eight minutes.
There was little, really, to separate the sides in the first half, but at the end of the opening period, there were two quality moments that showed the difference.
Clarke cut from the left and went through his marker to his right foot before shooting a low shot in the distant corner for his first afternoon just before the half -hour mark.
Nathan Broadhead had replaced the injured Szmodics in 35 minutes and had an instant impact. Two minutes later, Clarke had a second and Ipswich a third.
Joel Latibeaudiere celebrates after his goal attracted Caventry's level against Ipswich
Jaden Philogene added more shine to the Ipswich score with a goal in the middle of the secon
Kieran Mckenna's team has now reached the fifth round of the FA Cup
There was frustration for the head of Coventry, Frank Lampard, since his team was knocked out
Coventry's defender, Luis Binks, developed from behind, but could only find Ben Godfrey. The signing of the January loan played the ball directly to Broadhead, who gave a lovely touch and became just out of the area to play an intelligent pass to Clarke and the former Sunderland man had the easiest job to push him home from a short distance .
Even so, however, Lampard's men would not lie down. At the beginning of the second half, Tatsushiro Sakamoto burst forward and almost curled up a shot in the lower corner, but was denied by an intelligent salvation of Alex Palmer's new firm in Ipswich's goal.
This was a tie Belter. Clarke almost had a third just to be denied by an excellent Tackle of last left -handed from Binks. Brandon Thomas-Sasante shot from inside the box by Coventry before Philogene, a January firm of Aston Villa, forced a salvation of Dovin.
Moments after Thomas-Assant had a goal not allowed offside, Clarke became a supplier at the other end by blocking the ball so that Phylogene obtained his first goal for the club and secure the place of Ipswich in the fifth round.