Out of 13 wins this season, Coventry have six 1-0's to their name and a further five matches have been won by a single goal. While many would say a win is a win, City have also taken a few heavy defeats and this puts the Sky Blues 8th in the Championship table with a goal difference of minus six. With the teams around them all in positive figures what does this mean for City?
If Coventry are to have a late push for the play-offs this season, it's looking more than likely that there is only going to be only one spot to fight for.
You might say, whats all the fuss about goal difference? but if you look at the table from the past two years, the desired 6th place spot has been decided on goal difference (Preston - 08/09, Watford - 07/08).
This does not bode well for Coventry as they only have 11 games left to increase their goal tally and unless they get a couple of 3-0's under their belt it is unlikely they would beat any of their neighbours on goal difference come the end of the season.
Coventry now need to focus on edging out these close victories as we know how vulnerable City are in the dying minutes. If they can pick up these one or two extra points (and not hand them to the opposition on a plate) come the end of the season, IF they're still challenging, they may not need the goals.
A very interesting post. Just remember how Arsenal won the league by grinding out 1-0 results. A win is a win and teams above will slip up.
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