Home discomfort and home truths as star men need to step up at Coventry City.
Coventry City match analysis from CoventryLive as Sky Blues reporter Andy Turner looks at some of the big talking points from Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat by Sheffield Wednesday.
Coventry City gifted Sheffield Wednesday a 93rd-minute winner to leave the Sky Blues with just one win in seven Championship matches.
Jack Rudoni gave Mark Robins’ men the lead in the first half, and they created enough to back up the midweek win over Blackburn with another three points.
But Djeidi Gassama levelled on the stroke of half-time and Shea Charles slotted home in stoppage time to secure a second win in three games for the Owls who climbed to 15th in the early-season table, while Coventry head into the international break a point above the drop zone.
Worst still, Tuesday night’s relief following the 3-0 win over Blackburn Rovers has quickly evaporated with a clear return of anxiety and uncertainty among fans with a penchant for pressing the panic button.
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Not good enough
‘Not good enough,’ was the honest post-match assessment from Mark Robins about his players’ performance against Sheffield Wednesday.
Struggling for consistency, blowing hot one week and freezing cold the next, it was a case of two good, two bad when they more than deserved a point at Watford and almost caused Spurs an upset in the cup before falling flat against Swansea and dropping off a cliff at Leeds.
Back on it against Blackburn Rovers – who pitched up at the CBS in third place and unbeaten in the league – the Sky Blues took control with what should have been, and everyone thought, would be a big turning point with a comfortable 3-0 win. It was so important to back that up against the Owls in another game on home soil but a lack of intent at the sharp end, and basic individual errors at the other, conspired to deny them what looked to be heading for a point.
This sort of fluctuating form is reminiscent of the bad old days, the wilderness years when City slipped out of the Premier League and struggled to keep afloat in the Championship, ending up on a downward spiral. Back then it felt like almost a standing joke that the Sky Blues would win a game they weren’t necessarily expected to do well in and then fail miserably against one of the poorer teams in the division.
What on earth happened to going into games (Preston away, aside) full of optimism and being rewarded with a guaranteed performance at the very least?
