Lampard concerned at Latibeaudiere and Mason-Clark travel
Joel Latibeaudiere (left) and Ephron Mason-Clark missed out on a place at the World Cup with Jamaica
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Coventry having players returning from international duty a day before they host Derby in the Championship (20:00 BST) is 'far from ideal,' according to boss Frank Lampard.
Defender Joel Latibeaudiere and forward Ephron Mason-Clark only landed back in England on Thursday morning after playing for Jamaica in their two World Cup play-off matches in Mexico.
"It's far from ideal that we're playing on Friday night with them travelling back. Practically it's very difficult and we'll have to check how they are," Lampard told BBC CWR.
"It's good for them to play for their countries clearly but the need for us to play on a Friday, and I know it's a traditional Easter weekend, but these World Cup qualifiers and friendlies so close to our game it's a lot of travel."
Jamaica beat New Caledonia 1-0 in Guadalajara last Friday in their play-off semi-final before losing to DR Congo by the same scoreline, after extra-time on Tuesday with Latibeaudiere playing 90 minutes in both games while Mason-Clark started the first and played 16 minutes as a substitute in the second.
Coventry are nine points clear at the top of the Championship table and after meeting Derby on Friday, visit promotion-chasing Hull City on Monday (20:00 BST).
"Clearly two big players for us in Joel and Ephron coming back the day before the game from two different connecting flights from Mexico is not ideal," Lampard added.
"They're our players and want to get back and play but it's very difficult so we'll see (how they are)."