Match Thread Coventry City - Charlton Athletic Match Thread - Saturday 29th Nov (32 Viewers)

[edgy]

I think Tats will be available.

A clean sheet would be nice, wouldn't it?

 

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[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Andy Turner saying Sakamoto came off with a head injury from the grimes shot and could be a concussion, which would make him unavailable for 14 days?

Isn't it a minimum of 21 days after after completing a Graduated Return to Activity and Sport programme?

 

[shmmeee]

Isn't it a minimum of 21 days after after completing a Graduated Return to Activity and Sport programme?

Isn’t that only for non professional settings without medical staff?

 

[theferret]

Think Rudoni might start. I sense Lampard keen to get him back in. Only concern is Simms and lack of cover, he gets a knock early in the game and what options do we have, play a false 9? That would have to be Rudoni I guess, but if he's cooked after 70 minutes, it leaves us with very few options.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Think Rudoni might start. I sense Lampard keen to get him back in. Only concern is Simms and lack of cover, he gets a knock early in the game and what options do we have, play a false 9? That would have to be Rudoni I guess, but if he's cooked after 70 minutes, it leaves us with very few options.

Thomas up top

 

[shmmeee]

Think Rudoni might start. I sense Lampard keen to get him back in. Only concern is Simms and lack of cover, he gets a knock early in the game and what options do we have, play a false 9? That would have to be Rudoni I guess, but if he's cooked after 70 minutes, it leaves us with very few options.

Bobby Thomas and I’m not even joking. He’s a reverse Dublin waiting to happen I’m telling you.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Isn’t that only for non professional settings without medical staff?

Ah yeah you're right there seems to be an enhanced care setting return to play pathway.

Seems like it's 12 days but caveats that it can be 7 if exceptional circumstances are met.

 

[AOM]

0-1 away win incoming

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Rushworth
KKH Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Andrews Grimes
Sakamoto Eccles EMC
Simms

Wilson
Woolfenden
JDS
MVE
Rudoni
Wright (if fit)
Brau
Allen
That 16/17yr kid who was on the bench recently

If there's a game in the next month that we can afford to rest a couple, I'd do it in this one and not rush Rudoni back either. Less minutes in this one and a weeks rest before the tougher fixtures kick in.

 

[shmmeee]

Rushworth
KKH Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Andrews Grimes
Sakamoto Eccles EMC
Simms

Wilson
Woolfenden
JDS
MVE
Rudoni
Wright (if fit)
Brau
Andrews
That 16/17yr kid who was on the bench recently

If there's a game in the next month that we can afford to rest a couple, I'd do it in this one and not rush Rudoni back either. Less minutes in this one and a weeks rest before the tougher fixtures kick in.

Harsh on Allen to bomb him out the squad for a couple of kids.

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Harsh on Allen to bomb him out the squad for a couple of kids.

Darn it...I knew I'd made a mistake. Had Andrews in twice. Rectified.

 

[theferret]

0-1 away win incoming

Yeah. I've stopped the habit of going into every game fearing this is the one where we come unstuck, we're clearly not that team. But, this one worries me, expect a reaction from them and they'll sit and make it hard for us. Any team that can rock up to Ipswich and win 3-0 has a big performance in their locker.

 

[MikeyMoo]

3 first half goals allowing Frankie to rest key players for Ipswich in the second half. 5-0 Coventry.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Yeah. I've stopped the habit of going into every game fearing this is the one where we come unstuck, we're clearly not that team. But, this one worries me, expect a reaction from them and they'll sit and make it hard for us. Any team that can rock up to Ipswich and win 3-0 has a big performance in their locker.

They will be looking to just avoid a loss

 

[TomRad85]

Bobby Thomas and I’m not even joking. He’s a reverse Dublin waiting to happen I’m telling you.

He'd quite clearly score a lot as a target man centre forward. It's a ridiculous thing to say about most centre backs but for him i think its actually legit. Opposition defences just cannot handle him at all.

 

[skybluegod]

Hopefully Tats ok for Sat but if not MVE moves to the right in midfield ?

I would agree, but I think FL will be worrying about their workload too... EMC obviously played more than was expected and might be asking too much for him to get through another full 90 on the opposite side?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

He'd quite clearly score a lot as a target man centre forward. It's a ridiculous thing to say about most centre backs but for him i think its actually legit. Opposition defences just cannot handle him at all.

Saka’s assists will go through the roof it may improve us at the back too lol

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

I think Tats will be available.

A clean sheet would be nice, wouldn't it?

We have not concided in 2 games this season both have been nil nil .We don't want to drop 2 points something like 4-1 to us will do.
I've supported City for 67years now and even in JH's era I never felt so positve we were going to win games as I am now.

 

[AOM]

Yeah. I've stopped the habit of going into every game fearing this is the one where we come unstuck, we're clearly not that team. But, this one worries me, expect a reaction from them and they'll sit and make it hard for us. Any team that can rock up to Ipswich and win 3-0 has a big performance in their locker.

I am expecting a win (I am most games now), but this is a league where anyone can beat anyone on the day and it would be proper Coventry to beat both second place teams and then lose to a team who has conceded 8 in 2 games.
We will lose at some point, but luckily we've done the work so far to allow us a loss or a few draws and keep a gap.

 

[SBAndy]

Would like to rest Van Ewijk if possible but if we're short on the wings then not really going to be an option.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

I'd imagine we'll look at heavily target their left hand side due to their injury issues. They looked vulnerable there last night looking at the highlights.

 

[Gibbo]

Saka’s assists will go through the roof it may improve us at the back too lol

He would have had to be 10' tall to get on some of the crosses Saka put in against WBA.

 

[SBAndy]

We have not concided in 2 games this season both have been nil nil .We don't want to drop 2 points something like 4-1 to us will do.
I've supported City for 67years now and even in JH's era I never felt so positve we were going to win games as I am now.

Is that apart from the other games where we've not conceded?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I'd imagine we'll look at heavily target their left hand side due to their injury issues. They looked vulnerable there last night looking at the highlights.

Are any of those issues likely to resolve by Saturday?

 

[David O'Day]

Is that apart from the other games where we've not conceded?

i mean didn't we have our longest run of not conceding a goal ever this season?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

i mean didn't we have our longest run of not conceding a goal ever this season?

Yes

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Are any of those issues likely to resolve by Saturday?

Bree, who's albeit a RB, was back against Stoke at RWB who's a decent player. Amari'i Bell was on the bench also but didn't come on. Doubt Edwards will be back as it seems he's not back for a couple of weeks. The strikers that started last night they have 1 goal between them so far this season.

Carey and Bree look to be their biggest threat from a goalscoring / creativity POV.

 

[clint van damme]

Would like to rest Van Ewijk if possible but if we're short on the wings then not really going to be an option.

Think it all hinges on Sakas concussion status

 

[jordan210]

 

[Flying Fokker]

Must win.

 

[Flying Fokker]

11 Sandy Richardson will beat Charlton ……..3 points incoming

H’mm I think I’m on the right track but some may not get it…Noel Gordon in goal?

 

[Gleneagles65]

H’mm I think I’m on the right track but some may not get it…Noel Gordon in goal?

Benny.

 

[Alkhen]

Wish I could shake myself out of the beaten dog state the last few decades supporting Cov has left me in.

Why can't I stop expecting the wheels to fall off?! all stats point to us creaming Charlton on Saturday but still I have a nagging worry about an 'after the lord mayors show' performance. Injuries, complacency among fans, Saints & Ipswich clicking just have me worried. I need to man up I know but I've been conditioned to feel this way!

 

[coop]

Old Coventry head say Charlton win this last minute
New Coventry head says score early again and it will be a bit of a stroll.All about how the players approach the game,hopefully not thinking they just have to turn up to win.Every game is tough in this Division.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Wish I could shake myself out of the beaten dog state the last few decades supporting Cov has left me in.

Why can't I stop expecting the wheels to fall off?! all stats point to us creaming Charlton on Saturday but still I have a nagging worry about an 'after the lord mayors show' performance. Injuries, complacency among fans, Saints & Ipswich clicking just have me worried. I need to man up I know but I've been conditioned to feel this way!

Its just a case of Sky Blue Fever, all of us are conditioned to the classic Cov, bottling and falling apart. But this feels different, Lampard has put together a seige mentality and built his Trojan horse to storm up to the Premier League