Match Thread Coventry City - Stoke City Sat 28th Feb 3pm ko (22 Viewers)

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Can see rotation here as Stoke are a more compact team willing to sit back and break on the counter.

Can see Kitching, Esse and Simms in as they’ll more than likely play a low block

This means Haji won’t have that space to run in behind, we’ll need Ellis to batter their big CBs and hold the ball up.

Esse’s unpredictability will be needed to unlock their defense, Saka has been quality but maybe a rest here and there would see him through to the end of the season whilst maintaining form.

I think we’ll see Kitch in as we’ll need his ball playing in this one, as good as Lati has been they’ve all been different sorts of games where we’ve sat with backs against the wall for most of the game. I think Kitch’s switch balls will come in handy to stretch the play.

It’s got 1-0 written all over it, I think Rudi bags a late winner

 

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[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

You can see 7 changes …:.

I think he meant some getting more minutes off the bench

 

[fernandopartridge]

Can see rotation here as Stoke are a more compact team willing to sit back and break on the counter.

Can see Kitching, Esse and Simms in as they’ll more than likely play a low block

This means Haji won’t have that space to run in behind, we’ll need Ellis to batter their big CBs and hold the ball up.

Esse’s unpredictability will be needed to unlock their defense, Saka has been quality but maybe a rest here and there would see him through to the end of the season whilst maintaining form.

I think we’ll see Kitch in as we’ll need his ball playing in this one, as good as Lati has been they’ve all been different sorts of games where we’ve sat with backs against the wall for most of the game. I think Kitch’s switch balls will come in handy to stretch the play.

It’s got 1-0 written all over it, I think Rudi bags a late winner

They don't play in a low block. In fact Lampard reckons they play the highest line in the league.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

They don't play in a low block. In fact Lampard reckons they play the highest line in the league.

Do they? If thats the case keep Wright in, I was under the impression they sit deep and counter attack

 

[JSL]

They don't play in a low block. In fact Lampard reckons they play the highest line in the league.

More Rushworth drop kicks straight to Wright then

 

[shmmeee]

Another 40 years since we did the double apparently. Same as Sheff Utd was? Or was it West Brom?

Cant see past a home win here. Our record at the CBS under Lampard is impeccable.

 

[quinn1971]

we’ll have way too much for these, can see it being 3 or 4

 

[TomRad85]

Another 40 years since we did the double apparently. Same as Sheff Utd was? Or was it West Brom?

Cant see past a home win here. Our record at the CBS under Lampard is impeccable.

Sheff Utd was more like 20-25 years I think, shortly after Prem relegation. Although I don't imagine they've done the double over us often, we tend to beat them at home and lose there.
40 years since a double over West Brom sounds believable.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Sheff Utd was more like 20-25 years I think, shortly after Prem relegation. Although I don't imagine they've done the double over us often, we tend to beat them at home and lose there.
40 years since a double over West Brom sounds believable.

@fernandopartridge reckons it’s 1969 for West Brom.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Opta up to 96.58% for autos
Madness

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

@fernandopartridge reckons it’s 1969 for West Brom.

Yes he is correct, both games played in the August remarkably

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Yes he is correct, both games played in the August remarkably

Eh? How come?

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Jim Brown said the most doubles we've achieved is 6, think we are on 4 at the moment

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Eh? How come?

Just the way the fixtures were planned out

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Sheff Utd was more like 20-25 years I think, shortly after Prem relegation. Although I don't imagine they've done the double over us often, we tend to beat them at home and lose there.
40 years since a double over West Brom sounds believable.

2001/2002 season we last did the double over them. Both 1-0.
Lauren Delorge away , David Thompson at home ⚽️ ⚽️

 

[Otis]

Opta up to 96.58% for autos
Madness

I won't be happy until it's over 100.

 

[CovValleyBoy]

Mark was almost morbid in today's presser.
Although he managed to say "we are going there to try to get 3pts."
I know he is mostly downbeat but today he was on a new level of realism & jam tomorrow.
He did refer to many injured players within his Soke squad. Said a few would be back in training nxt week.

I'm not having it. Tough match. City win.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Mark was almost morbid in today's presser.
Although he managed to say "we are going there to try to get 3pts."
I know he is mostly downbeat but today he was on a new level of realism & jam tomorrow.
He did refer to many injured players within his Soke squad. Said a few would be back in training nxt week.

I'm not having it. Tough match. City win.

Manage expectations

 

[CovveeBreak]

Onyeka needs a rest I know that much

 

[CovValleyBoy]

Onyeka needs a rest I know that much

Does he heck.
He is a cross country man...he's got an all court engine. Then days of recovery following tomorrow.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Onyeka needs a rest I know that much

Yes but a rest could be playing just 60 minutes.

 

[CovveeBreak]

Does he heck.
He is a cross country man...he's got an all court engine. Then days of recovery following tomorrow.

He looked absolutely shagged by about 50 mins last game

 

[shmmeee]

Jim Brown said the most doubles we've achieved is 6, think we are on 4 at the moment

How many can we still get?

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

How many can we still get?

7 more. 11 in total

 

[shmmeee]

7 more. 11 in total

And we’ve had one against (Ipswich) right? Wrexham the only team left who can still do it? Wonder what the lowest against us we’ve had is.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

And we’ve had one against (Ipswich) right? Wrexham the only team left who can still do it? Wonder what the lowest against us we’ve had is.

Curtailed season of course but don’t think we had any against in 19-20

 

[shmmeee]

Curtailed season of course but don’t think we had any against in 19-20

Only lost three that season didn’t we?

 

[skybluelee]

Only lost three that season didn’t we?

Shrewsbury, Rotherham and......can't remember the 3rd.

 

[TomRad85]

Only lost three that season didn’t we?

Indeed. So few i actually remember them. Rotherham away, a McFadz disaster class. Tranmere at 'home', a complete robbery. Shrews away. Then didn't lose again all season.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Only lost three that season didn’t we?

I think at the time the season was postponed the only team that could have done it was Shrewsbury.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Shrewsbury, Rotherham and......can't remember the 3rd.

Tranmere I think

 

[DazzleTommyDazzle]

That crazy game against Tranmere that we should have won by a cricket score

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

That crazy game against Tranmere that we should have won by a cricket score

Got them back in the return fixture though. Godden’s consecutive hat tricks

 

[Johnnythespider]

I think we'll start the same team and make changes as and when, no easy games at this stage but our home form is great so hoping for another 3 points towards Shangri La

 

[clint van damme]

Jim Brown said the most doubles we've achieved is 6, think we are on 4 at the moment

If we get autos there's only 1 type of double I'll be concerned about