Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Mark Robins reacts to the Sky Blues’ 1-0 win over Plymouth
Coventry City boss Mark Robins has admitted his side have to be better if they are to climb up the Championship table despite their 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday night.
Haji Wright’s fifth goal of the season was the difference between the two sides at the Coventry Building Society Arena, lifting the Sky Blues to 15th in the table.
Coventry have now won successive games for only the second time this season, but Robins has admitted his team were wasteful against Argyle.
“I’m pleased with the win and the three points,” he told reporters. “I thought we were better in first half than the second. We were OK with the ball, we just could have done with more zip.
“Ultimately, we’ve got to be better than we were to climb the table. It’s fine, brilliant, three clean sheets on the bounce. We’ve looked a threat more so than we had done previously, although I still think we’ve been really unfortunate with results.
“We’ve created good chances tonight and been wasteful. Haji had a sighter when he put it over the bar and then the second one he scored. It’s that confidence. We need to do things quicker. We had Franz Beckenbauer in defence tonight at times, when they were dribbling with the ball but losing it.”
“We have to do better and that really has to be the message. We have to be better than we were, certainly on Saturday against Ipswich Town.”
Robins also waded in on the controversial fashion of Wright’s winner. The ball had seemed to go out of play when Milan van Ewijk crossed for the American. However, the Coventry boss was confident in the officials decision.
“Honestly, if that ball had been over the line the referee wouldn’t have given it,” he said. “I don’t think there is any way that ball was over the line. I have no idea and I don’t care.
“Those are the things that happen during a season. Then you look at VAR but you look at what VAR is doing,” he continued. “I’m in favour of VAR when it’s right and quick. You want the decision there and made. You don’t want to referee the game, you want the referees to referee the game. But if they miss things, just make sure they tell them. Done, that’s it. Simple.”
Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher was left astonished that the goal was given, admitting in his post-match press conference that he had seen an image showing the ball out of play.
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