Coventry City boss Frank Lampard has been speaking to the media before Monday's Premier League game against Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (kick-off 20:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Kaine Kesler-Hayden is available after returning to training: "He's come back sharp, he looks good. He's still a very valued squad member on and off the pitch." However, Josh Eccles is not yet ready to return after welcoming a baby last week and suffering ankle and calf injuries. Lampard hopes he will be back in training in two to three weeks, while Luke Woolfenden is expected to be out for longer.

• Lampard believes Coventry's recent victories represent an "improvement", but he insisted there is still more to come from his side: "No performance is absolutely complete. It felt, from where we'd been and where we're trying to get to, that the win over Newcastle was an improvement. There's much more we can do."

• Lampard believes his players should enjoy their recent successes after a difficult run of results: "We're fortunate to have had a really good time these past 18 months, so when you lose games you really try to look into it, and try to improve, and when you get results you should enjoy it." He added: "Every game for us in this league is tough because of where we're at."

• Tatsuhiro Sakamoto earned praise after his performance against Newcastle: "I know him really well. I love him as a player and a person. He trains every day with a hunger to get into the team. He understands the competition. What he showed against Newcastle is what he can bring to the football club and more."

• Lampard also spoke positively about working with younger players Sidiki Cherif, 19, and Stephen Mfuni, 18: "I love working with players in that age bracket. When they have the personalities these boys do, they're desperate to learn and improve. You support them and talk about their game a lot - review games and training."

• On Tottenham's quality: "When I look at them play, they have a lot of quality with a very good coach. We worry about ourselves and the start we had on paper to where we've got to with these two wins makes us feel good, so it's not the time for comparison."

• On what he expects from Spurs: "As [we're] a promoted side, I'm sure they'll have a feeling of confidence against us. That's fine. We have to believe in ourselves and go there with our own confidence and play with the same purpose we did against Newcastle."