Doncaster v Coventry Preview

Posted on | August 29, 2008 | No Comments

Many thought that Doncaster would be the whipping boys of the division, having just come up through the play offs. Coventry on the other hand were thought to fare quite well, with manager Chris Coleman investing heavily in his strike force and making his side a seemingly much stronger outfit. As it turns out, both have had good starts and with both managers adopting a passing style of play, an interesting game looks to be on the cards.

We’ll start with a look at Doncaster and the side that manager Sean O’Driscoll has assembled. Donny looked to have one of the hardest starts possible when they had to travel to Pride Park for the first game of the season, yet they overcame everything and walked away with a deserved 1-0 win. Since then they got a good point at home to Cardiff, only to end their short unbeaten run with a defeat at QPR. However, O’Driscoll must be confident that his total football style of play will cut it at this level, despite early doubts from some quarters. Some believed that Donny simply didn’t have the steel for The Championship and they would not be able to maintain the passing style that worked so well last season. With the likes of James Hayter, Lewis Guy, Ritchie Wellens plus a host of young talent in Doncaster’s squad, there’s no reason why they can’t kick on from their impressive start though.

Coventry have collected six points out of a possible nine and look to have one of the most deadliest strike forces in the division. With the likes of Leon Best, Freddy Eastwood, Julian Gray, Michael Mifsud, Leon McKenzie and Clinton Morrison providing attacking options, Chris Coleman has assembled a forward line to be reckoned with. The Sky Blues gave Newcastle a run for their money midweek and as Kevin Keegan’s men found out, they provide a huge threat from set pieces with Elliot Ward and Scott Dann being particularly dangerous in the air.

Doncaster manager Sean O’Driscoll could have three pieces of good news with Jason Price, Darren Byfield and Matt Mills all fighting back and looking to recover from injuries in time for the game. As for the visitors, Freddy Eastwood should feature after recovering from a groin injury and Chris Coleman only has a serious doubt over Jay Tabb who is suffering from blisters on his feet. However, if Coleman is desperate, Tabb could play through the aid of painkilling injections.

As you can see, both sides have a lot going for them at the moment and it looks to be yet another exciting Championship game. Coventry have the better squad on paper but with Donny’s home advantage and recent confidence, we’ll go for a 2-2 draw.

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