Coventry City fans should “not worry” about the club’s league position at this early stage of the season, says EFL pundit Ali Maxwell.
The Not The Top 20 Podcast contributor admits he had high expectations for the Sky Blues this season and, although he has expressed his concern about the team’s Championship form dating back to the last time they played Leeds United – this weekend’s opponents for Mark Robins’ men at Elland Road – he firmly believes they’ll be “OK” this term.
“This is an extension of a frustrating start to the Championship season, and there are mitigating circumstances, and there are excuses for it, for sure.
“They played Spurs and did brilliantly in midweek, losing late, and it is not hard to imagine that would be an energy sapping game, and the next game being a home game against Swansea – with a little less of a vibe around the place – might not help with dynamism.”
He added: “The excuses are getting a little bit tiring I think, even for themselves, because since beating Leeds on April 6th, Cov have only won one Championship game in 12, and have lost eight of them, obviously straddling the two seasons.
“What I am struck by is that they have so many attacking players now – which was one of the reasons why we were so excited about them in pre-season – they have got Simms and Wright, they have also got [Norman] Bassette who looks quite lively.
“They have [Brandon] Thomas-Asante playing, [Ephron] Mason-Clarke, [Tatsuhiro] Sakamoto, those are six interesting attacking players for their three slots. They have got others like [Milan] van Ewijk and [Jack] Rudoni who can contribute to a good attacking team as well, it is just not quite working at the moment.
“I still think they will be OK, and I think it is important to not worry about league position right now, and remember a six-point gap to the play-offs after not many games is very little in reality, although 19th in the league table sounds a bit more dramatic.
“Expectations were raised this season, so just within myself I am treating them a little bit more harshly this season, so I think I would like to see some better results for Coventry over the next few weeks.”
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