Coventry City preview team v Sheffield Wednesday as FA Cup balance needs

CoventryLive’s expected lineup for Coventry City is presented as Sky Blues reporter Andy Turner tries to question Mark Robins’ choice of players for the FA Cup matchup with Sheffield Wednesday.

It’s difficult to predict Coventry City’s starting lineup for their FA Cup return match against Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night. Doug King stated this week that he hopes the team has a successful run in the tournament, but there is also a rational case to be made for having a team with a respectable amount of depth right now.

As a result, many of the positions are essentially similar to one another, and modifications don’t always make the side weaker but rather provide new benefits. Thus, players like Ellis Simms, Jay Dasilva, Jamie Allen, and Joel Latibeadiere—all of whom came on as substitutes at Hillsborough over the weekend and had an impact—could easily enter the starting lineup for the Sky Blues, perhaps without disturbing the team’s current equilibrium or rhythm.

Based on Mark Robins’ third-round selection from the previous game, it stands to reason that he will start with almost his strongest 11 and adjust in the second half. In a perfect world, City would complete the task ahead of schedule and permit the manager to make adjustments. Given that the Sky Blues host Bristol City on Tuesday night, giving players a little break may be on his mind. Nevertheless, it makes perfect sense to switch things up at some point.

It’s a harder match on paper than the third round since they are playing greater opponents, of course, but we don’t know Danny Rohl’s strategy. Given that the Owls are uncomfortably second from the bottom, he might decide to prioritize the league and make a number of changes. On the other hand, he can see the cup as a chance to gain self-assurance and hence go hard.

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Ellis Simms

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