Though he acknowledges the task is challenging, Coventry City manager Mark Robins insists his team must win their next four games to have any hope of sneaking into the top six in the Championship, beginning with Hull City on Wednesday night.
Victor Torp’s goal in the final minute of extra time put the Sky Blues, who had previously rallied from a 3-0 deficit to force Manchester United into extra time, within a hair’s breadth of pulling off an incredible FA Cup semifinal comeback. However, VAR ultimately ruled the goal out.
After being defeated by fortunate United on penalties, Robins’ team must now focus on the Tigers, who are aware that only a win will keep them in the running for the play-offs.
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It will be really tough, but we’re not giving up. We just need to get ourselves up and give it our all,” the Sky Blues manager told BBC CWR. “You have to be realistic; the Tigers game will come around very soon. They will be psychologically prepared, but it will be physically taxing.We told them in the locker room that it’s extremely tough because you are so close to the Wembley Cup Final and you’ve lost twice in penalty shootouts, which is like winning the lottery.
“It would be pleasant to return to Wembley; each time you visit, you feel a little more at ease because of your prior experience. Happy days, if we can reclaim this season. We have four games left, and we have to win them all, so we’re not giving up, but it will be very tough.
We’ll give it our all, and I’ll give them the day off since that will require a lot of energy. We just need to make sure that we return on Tuesday with the proper mindset to go again. It simply goes to demonstrate what we are capable of if we approach games believing that we pose a serious danger to any team.
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