Mark Robins said he will pay a fitness visit to Callum O’Hare later today (Friday) as Coventry City prepare for a relatively short trip to Stoke this weekend. The Sky Blues manager said the player was suffering from “soreness and fatigue” after playing a huge number of games for the first time in almost 12 months, and added that his star attacker was suffering from “pain and fatigue” ahead of the long game against Plymouth Argyle in midweek. The decision was made to rest the midfielder. Retired due to injury.
“He’s disappointed and 100 per cent upset that he didn’t play, but in the end it was the right decision and I hope he reaps the benefits on Saturday,” the manager said on Wednesday night. Speaking after a 2-2 draw at Home Park.
However, asked for an update on O’Hare’s condition, Robins said in his pre-match press conference: I threw it. ”
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City’s manager admitted he needs to “get the balance right” in terms of managing his players’ fatigue and energy levels ahead of their eighth match against Coventry in just four weeks.
“There were a lot of things that were OK and a lot of things that weren’t great in Wednesday’s game,” he said. “We’ve got to be better than that and we’ll be better than that, but we’ve got to get the balance right in the upcoming games. Hopefully we’ll be able to prepare people correctly and get them ready.
“The difference was that we played on Sunday and went to Plymouth on Wednesday. They also played on Wednesday, but they had a little more time to train and prepare. But it was all about me, not them (Stoke). We have to make sure we do everything we can in every aspect of our recovery to be able to compete again on Saturday.
“We also have great travel support and we want the best for them. It is important.”
City will be without midfielders Ben Sieff (hamstring tear) and Jamie Allen (fractured cheekbone) for the next five to six weeks, with the latter having to undergo titanium plates to repair injuries from his elbow to his face. received.
Asked how Allen was doing after the surgery, the manager said: “Jamie is doing well, thank you. He has had surgery and is recuperating at home. He will be in the hospital for the next week to 10 days, recovering and rehabbing.” We are planning to start.”