"Everyone still believes. We're still confident. We're top of the league and we need to focus on ourselves and get back to all the good things we've been doing so far. Coventry City full-back Jay Dasilva did his best to say all the right things after the Sky Blues' latest setback away from home on Tuesday - a 2-1 defeat by Norwich City. It was their sixth game on the road without a win and saw their lead at the top reduced to three points."
"Coventry's first four months of the season were superb. The opening 18 games delivered 13 wins, set new records and threatened to create many more. Their 10-point lead going into December had been smashed out to a pumping soundtrack of the ball hitting the back of the net that brought 11 wins in 12 matches. No team had ever been so far ahead of the rest at that stage of a Championship season."
"Although the cushion to the play-off places is still a plump eight points, Coventry fans will be heartened by Dasilva's vow to revisit the good stuff. Because it was very good. Good enough to see them as statistical shoe-ins to win the title, ending a 25-year wait for promotion to the Premier League. Although this current wobble away from the CBS Arena has cut their title-winning percentage according to statistical experts, Coventry's top-flight prospects remain in rude health."
Coventry City lost 2-1 at Norwich, extending their away winless run to six matches and reducing their lead at the top to three points. The side retain an eight-point cushion to the play-off places and remain statistically well placed for promotion despite a reduced title probability. The campaign began with 13 wins from the opening 18 matches and an 11-win sequence in 12, creating an unprecedented early lead. A 3-0 defeat at Ipswich ended that momentum, and only four wins—all at home—have followed, with away performances notably declining.
Read at www.bbc.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]