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COVENTRY City's central
defensive crisis has eased with
the news that Richard Wood is
fit for the trip to the County
Ground, while fellow centre-
back William Edjenguele is
back in training after
recovering from a hip injury
and should make the matchday
squad.
Reece Brown, however, has
been back to his parent club
Manchester United to see the
their doctor after suffering with
suspected tonsillitis, and
therefore doubtful for the
game.
“We’ve got eight out at the
moment with injury and illness
and we’ve got to get them
back as quickly as we can,”
said boss Mark Robins, who is
still waiting on Gary McSheffrey
(foot) and Cody McDonald
(knee).
“But we’re not too bad and
we’re looking forward to going
to Swindon.
“Paolo Di Canio has done a
terrific job there getting them
promoted in his first season in
English management and
they’ve obviously got a bit of
momentum from that, so it’s a
good game for us.
“They have got some good
players. I know James
McEveley well because he
played for me at Barnsley and
the lad Matt Ritchie is excellent
down the right. They’ve got a
bit of experience as well in a
squad that looks more than
capable in this league.
“They like to play the game in
the right way and it will be a
test for us. There were plenty
of positives from our
performance the other night,
particularly the way we worked
hard and passed the ball about
in the second half and we want
to continue that tomorrow.”
Di Canio’s time at Sheffield
Wednesday coincided with
Robins’s stint at Leicester in
the late 1990s, but the
Coventry boss admitted: “We
may well have played against
each other although nothing
stands out. But he was a terrific
player, there’s no doubt about
that.”
COVENTRY City's central
defensive crisis has eased with
the news that Richard Wood is
fit for the trip to the County
Ground, while fellow centre-
back William Edjenguele is
back in training after
recovering from a hip injury
and should make the matchday
squad.
Reece Brown, however, has
been back to his parent club
Manchester United to see the
their doctor after suffering with
suspected tonsillitis, and
therefore doubtful for the
game.
“We’ve got eight out at the
moment with injury and illness
and we’ve got to get them
back as quickly as we can,”
said boss Mark Robins, who is
still waiting on Gary McSheffrey
(foot) and Cody McDonald
(knee).
“But we’re not too bad and
we’re looking forward to going
to Swindon.
“Paolo Di Canio has done a
terrific job there getting them
promoted in his first season in
English management and
they’ve obviously got a bit of
momentum from that, so it’s a
good game for us.
“They have got some good
players. I know James
McEveley well because he
played for me at Barnsley and
the lad Matt Ritchie is excellent
down the right. They’ve got a
bit of experience as well in a
squad that looks more than
capable in this league.
“They like to play the game in
the right way and it will be a
test for us. There were plenty
of positives from our
performance the other night,
particularly the way we worked
hard and passed the ball about
in the second half and we want
to continue that tomorrow.”
Di Canio’s time at Sheffield
Wednesday coincided with
Robins’s stint at Leicester in
the late 1990s, but the
Coventry boss admitted: “We
may well have played against
each other although nothing
stands out. But he was a terrific
player, there’s no doubt about
that.”
