Coventry City opposition news from CoventryLive as we take a look at how former Sky Blues boss Mark Robins is doing ahead of next week’s first return to the CBS Arena
‘Fuming’ Mark Robins admits his Stoke City side are now fighting for enough points to stay in the Championship after losing at home to an out-of-form Middlesbrough side.
The former Coventry City boss was angered after his players lost too many duels in Tuesday night’s 3-1 defeat at the bet365 Stadium by Michael Carrick’s Boro, who had lost their five previous games, and the The Potters remain just five points above the relegation zone with 12 games left – including Robins’ high-profile first return to the CBS Arena a week on Saturday.
The legendary Sky Blues manager knows there are lots of things to fix in the long-term a his new club but the only focus now is winning enough tackles to give themselves a chance of winning games and staying in the Championship.
“There is an absence of that I’m afraid,” he conceded, speaking to our sister title The Sentinel. “There’s a lot that needs sorting out but the time will come later for talking about that. We’ve got 12 games left and we have to pick up enough points to stay in the division and we’ve got to win some tackles. We’ve got to win some tackles.
“They won 27 and they had more possession! We won 15 or something. Brilliant. But we’ve lost the really important ones in the middle of the pitch, conceded chances and they end up sticking the ball in the net.”
He added: “They were there for the taking. They are lacking confidence and they’re absolutely delighted they were playing Stoke City tonight and I’m fuming with it. I’ll never give excuses and I have to take results on the chin, it’s my responsibility. We need better.
“We need better performances and better players at some point because it’s patently obvious we’re lacking in both of those and we need to have more of them showing that bottle. That’s what I’m looking for.”
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