Talk Coventry City

george.patten1d ago

Very recent. But I’d say Arsenal on the opening day of the season. Go and win that and I reckon you’re mid table now. Wasn’t a bad result but it’s always going to deflate a newly promoted side to lose 3-0 on the opening day

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matthew.johns2d ago

Obviously none of the three recent relegations were ideal, but it is hard to put it down to one result in a whole season. Instead, I would have to go with our FA Cup semi-final loss to Man United, we were absolutely robbed by VAR! I’m not usually one to get annoyed by our results, but I was bitter about it for days!

george.patten4d ago

Spurs, Fulham, and the cheating mancs

dantowen819514d ago

It’s hard to find too many candidates at this early stage, Fulham and Palace have shown signs of progress I just struggle to see Coventry finishing above three other sides at the moment. Don’t think there’s any real whipping boys

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matthew.johns5d ago

Although they have both made impressive starts, I do think Hull and Ipswich will be down there come the end of the season. I also think Fulham have looked very poor so far. You can’t even rule out Man City now, with a pending punishment meaning they could also be thrown into the picture!

george.patten4d ago

Might as well have two up top! Need goals, doesn’t matter who scores them

dantowen819516d ago

Tough one - can Wright hold up the ball and get Coventry up the pitch on transition?

matthew.johns6d ago

I think Lampard should stick with one striker, and I’m not sure it will be Wright. Despite being such a key figure in our promotion, it does feel a bit like the club is moving away from Wright and with less than a year on his contract I’m not sure he will be with us for much longer. I think Awoniyi will be our main pick with Simms and Cherif as back ups.

freddie10d ago

Rushworth probably, will have to fight with Trafford tho which won’t be easy

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matthew.johns10d ago

My initial feeling is Carl Rushworth. I think there’s less competition for the goalkeeper spot and could see him being picked as a number three. While only being a loanee at the moment, Stephen Mfuni has also been selected for the under-21’s this international break and so could be a future England senior player too!

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freddie10d ago

I don’t think so. Plenty of time to re charge and have a think, then some OK fixtures to return to!

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jamesshearman2310d ago

Newcastle Spurs Fulham is a nice run after the int break and they have more time to prepare for them now. Cov probably have fewer international players than those teams too so they’ll be fresher

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leeclarke050811d ago

You'd have loved a game straight after the Forest win but still probably a good chance to take stock.

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jamesshearman2314d ago

5/10. 3 points from 5 games when you’ve played Arsenal & City away is not awful. The defeat to Hull was a real shame though.

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markmarston14d ago

Much needed win but probably still below expectations… need a fast start after the break imo

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matthew.johns14d ago

The win over Forest has made me feel a lot more positively. Still a lot for us to improve, but at least we are off the mark. The most disappointing thing from these first five matches was that defeat to Hull, we should have got something from that game. Would probably give us a 5/10 so far.

george.patten17d ago

Honestly worth trying anyone up top to try and score you a goal!

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matthew.johns18d ago

I would personally give him a chance to start, most likely over Onyeka as Lampard is unlikely to drop captain Grimes. Goals are what we need more than anything right now, and Torp is by far our best free kick taker and was our best player against Villa.

dale.odonnell18d ago

Hardly a surprise or Coventry’s priority this season.

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matthew.johns18d ago

Not too bothered to be out of the Carabao Cup, but never nice to lose to Villa and still some huge concerns. Great goal from Torp and we had chances to go 2-1 up, but we still look so fragile in defence.

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jamesshearman2319d ago

When it rains it pours. The red card was very frustrating and more missed chances. Cov easily could’ve scored in the first half and then it’s a completely different game

george.patten20d ago

The red was a big disappointment. Just killed the game for you. Just way too many mistakes being made to challenge at this level

eoin21d ago

The red was just completely unnecessary. Will be hard for Lampard to trust Awoniyi so soon

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pranav.shahaney21d ago

It’s looking harder with each passing game. As good a job as Lampard has done, he has always struggled in the Premier League. Need someone better

peter.lynch21d ago

I give you zero percent chance 🥶

lee.connor21d ago

They will go down. Said it from day one. They are far too open to compete at this level and get punished.

matthew.johns22d ago

Even though we lost last week, our performance against Man City has given me a bit more encouragement! Therefore I think we might get a point today with a 1-1 draw.

matthew.johns24d ago

I would personally take a point right now, we just need to get off the mark! But to do that we need to start scoring, which has looked a real struggle so far…

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george.patten27d ago

It’s got to be Awoniyi, think he’s the biggest threat. But saying that, if you want to stay up you’ll need your defence to pitch in with a few set piece goals as well

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jamesshearman2327d ago

Might be worth bringing on Frank at this rate 🤦‍♂️

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daviescallum4228d ago

Former Toffee Ellis Simms I hope. Would love to see him kick on and become a solid PL striker

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george.patten27d ago

I do think Brighton are beatable. Not been convinced by them even though they did hammer Villa.

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daviescallum4228d ago

Don’t worry lads, you’ve got Everton soon. That’s a guaranteed 1 or 3!

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kilham.max28d ago

They will pick up points againstNewcastle, Spurs and Fulhamb

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jonathan.gorrie29d ago

Just don’t see it getting any easier. At least until they play Newcastle 😂

dantowen8195129d ago

If you ignore Hull - which I know is easier said than done - Coventry have gone to City and Arsenal and held their own!

aryansurajc29d ago

I still respect them for this result

george.patten30d ago

I’m saying 4-0, Cov need to hold on till half time to have a chance of getting anything imo

charlesjones30d ago

5-0 city sadly for Cov fans. Feels like one of those games

matthew.johns30d ago

As much as I would love to see us pull off an upset, I think Man City will have far too much quality. Predicting 4-1 to City, with Awoniyi to get our first Premier League goal.

george.patten30d ago

Could be a good addition, feel like you’ve missed a real statement signing that gets fans properly excited though

matthew.johns30d ago

I was not expecting this! I must admit that I don’t know much about Gboho, but it seems that he was gearing up for a move to the MLS before talks broke down. It will be interesting to see how much game time he gets for us.

george.patten30d ago

Think you’ve just got to be physical and hope you can ride your luck at times. You never know! With that being said, I reckon you lose 4-0

peter.lynch30d ago

Put 6 men on Haaland… and hope for the best with the others 😭

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matthew.johns30d ago

I personally think it’s more about damage limitation rather than realistically getting anything out of the game. However, we have to go into the game like we have a chance and the best way to do that against Man City is probably to try and frustrate them for as long as possible.

jackdrury31d ago

I think setup similar to how they did against Arsenal. Frustrate them for as long as possible, but you can get at City more than you can Arsenal

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george.patten31d ago

I don’t think much needs to change, can’t help but feel that’s a very Championship-looking side though 👀

matthew.johns31d ago

To me the obvious choice would be bringing in Sakamoto to start over Tchaouna, who I wasn’t that impressed with last week. Hoping Onyeka is also fit for selection at least from the bench.

jamesshearman2331d ago

I think Caleb Yirenkyi looks a decent player and will move on for big money one day

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matthew.johns31d ago

Has to be Carl Rushworth for me! He was our best player last season and we really had to battle with Brighton to get the deal over the line. He hasn’t had the best start to Premier League life, but we know how good he can be and I have every faith that he will save us on multiple occasions once again this season!

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