Match Day Thread Coventry City v Sunderland AFC – Play-off Semi Final 1st Leg - Friday 9th May 2025 - KO 20:00

That would be telling! If Coventry are very set in their way of playing, could be 442 again. Chuck in a couple of adjustments so it's a bit new to what they've seen before. I like what posters have said about the interchanging positions of Le Fee, Isidor and Mayenda causing confusion and uncertainty in Coventry's defence. We somehow need to get more control and possession but I don't know how, without sacrificing the two up front. My coaching / tactical knowledge isn't great though.

 

I think Tuesday we will see a lot of high balls into the box so hence Mepham into the equation. The longer the game goes on at the current score there will be a point in the game where Coventry have to hit panic button and push more players forward. That is game time for Isidor and Mayenda to finish them off.

 

When I said earlier I’d have Le Fee in midfield, I think him pushing onto Grimes would be mint. Equally Rigg could do that. That cuts out the supply for the crosses - it all goes through him as he drops in and I’m sure a couple of wins for Le Fee in that zone and we get a goal.

 

Having a quick doom scroll on social media and wow the Coventry fans are rattled. Accusing the players and fans of celebrating on Friday as if we think we're already at Wembley etc and insisting they are still favourites etc.

 

The media also mate, the Lampard love in was embarrassing.

Hinchcliffe even asked which Coventry player will come up with something special or which of our players would make a mistake... totally ignoring the fact that can happen the other way around.

All the talk was about our 2 gifted goals and keeper should have done better. Other way around and I guarantee they would have been classed as brilliant striker finishes.

**** them, hope we finish them off on Tuesday.

 

It was so biased before the game started it was staggering

 

It is a valid shout and I am so pleased it is RLB who has to make the decision. RLB is on a hiding to nowt whatever he does if we do not get through. All the usual miseries will be out saying should have done that, should have done this etc.

 

Would like to see us start on the front foot and try to kill the tie in the first 45. If it's still tight at half time then revert back to the defensive shape from Friday.

 

Yeah I said this but maybe not even first 45, I was thinking fly out first 15/20 a la Burnley at home or like Cardiff at home, nick an early goal or just rattle them then frustrate and counter.

im seeing cov fans again confident of 3/4-0 against us, yet all of us are nervous

 

I'm very much in several minds. Really worry that if we set up to contain them and concede early on, we'd be in the ****. Equally if we fly out of the blocks and get hit on the counter we could struggle.

Just going to hope that Regis has a better plan than me - going to enjoy it and the frayed nerves. It's why we love games like these.

 

Intrigued by what they do. Wouldn't be surprised if they go 3 at the back, drop Sheaf for Simms and go for it from the start.

 

If your club isn't playing in games that make you feel sick what's the point

 

More down to poor team selection than formation imo.

 

Drop Roberts

 

I hope this is an absolute disaster for Sky.

3-0 after 20 minutes and we end up putting academy subs on for the last half an hour …

… Hinchcliffe won’t have a clue who they are

 

Probably just sit with his Barry bannan photo album and a stiffy

 

Not that I think we would necessarily be "bamboozled" but i am curious if frank keeps the same setup, should be at least 1 change of personnel and maybe even 2/3

 

Have they not seen that we haven't been beaten at home by more than 1 goal all season and most of those defeats were when we had our feet up waiting for the play-offs?

 

Delusional jimmy loving inbred ****wits

 

They should look at their 0 away wins since the 1st of March and be a bit concerned - did win 9/10 games in a back 5 though and then franky boy switched it up