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‘A complete MESS!’ – Rudoni gives Coventry lead from spot after Hornicek slow to challenge
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The win against a Stoke side managed by former Coventry boss Mark Robins, who got them to within a penalty shootout win of a long-awaited Premier League return in 2023, has consolidated the Sky Blues’ place in the top two.
They remain nine points clear of third-placed Millwall with 11 games remaining.
While Robins was back at the CBS Arena in the rival technical area, his imprint on the Coventry
Rudoni reflects on West Brom win. Audio, 4 minutesRudoni reflects on West Brom win
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It’s the play-offs again for Coventry, but this time they have Jack Rudoni.
His outstanding display against Middlesbrough on Saturday was the catalyst to an excellent victory in front of a club-record crowd at the CBS Arena.
The 23-year-old – signed last summer after two solid but unspectacular seasons at Huddersfield, which concluded in relegation – has blossomed with the Sky Blues.
Against Middlesbrough in a high-stakes game, I saw
Boro have been hunting a play-off spot all season, but a goalless draw at home to Norwich City last Saturday had seen their play-off chances slip out of their own hands.
But their results since the turn of the year leading into this game had brought just 27 points from 21 games.
Carrick added six players in the transfer window but they have struggled to replace the goals of Emmanuel
I don’t like saying “I told you so” about anything, but in Jack Rudoni’s case, I’ll make an exception – “I told you so!”
Regular consumers of our content on BBC CWR will know I was advocating signing him long before the Sky Blues got the then 22-year-old to put pen to paper last June.
I’d seen enough on several occasions, watching him play for Huddersfield, against both West Bromwich
Instead, he has now signed for the EFL’s longest-serving manager, former Huddersfield boss Robins, who began his second spell in charge of the Sky Blues in March 2017.
“Jack is a talented player with great technical ability,” said Robins.
“He is adept at getting the ball and driving teams forward and creating opportunities. He is a young player who we are sure will be popular with our supporters.”
Rudoni added:
