Mark Robins brilliant game strategy on Don Revie’s playbook..

Coventry City comment from CoventryLive as Sky Blues show a different side to their game at a club with a tradition of mixing it up.

The Coventry City manager, Mark Robins, devised a strategy that was mercilessly effective and tinged with brutality, right out of Don Revie’s playbook! The Sky Blues laid out their strategy, possibly taking Leeds United off guard, and it was successful in producing an incredibly thrilling, motivating, and upbeat display of passion, aggression, and a desire to compete with a top-tier promotion side eager to make a quick return to the Premier League.

It is impossible to dispute United’s illustrious past or its status as a “big” team, which carries a certain air of superiority that borders on conceit. Before the ball was even kicked, the Elland Road supporters were feeling confident that they would defeat Coventry City, a small Midlands team, and take three points. However, as soon as play started, the underdogs demonstrated their strength when Joel Latibeaudiere, a centre back, was let loose in the middle of the pitch, challenging his teammates to a fight.

The term “dirty Leeds” still has resonance with supporters of a certain age, but City reversed the trend, much to the ire of the biassed home crowd. No-nonsense center-halves Bobby Thomas and Liam Kitching pushed out their chests and went about their jobs with supreme confidence, while Milan van Ewijk, Josh Eccles, and Kasey Palmer left it fractionally late in the tackle or put a firm foot in on a challenge. It was brilliant to watch as white shirts dropped to the deck, clutching knees and ankles in faux agony.