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Duncan adamint Coventry aren't out of their depth in the Champions League
Coventry City FC manager Kris Duncan today hit out at rumors that the Sky Blues are out of their depth in the UEFA Champions League. 'No we aren't, we qualified fairly by beating all but 3 teams in the English Premier League, anyone who thinks we don't deserve this deserves a slap'. 'We don't expect to compete and win the thing, but it will be a great experience for our whole team and will aid in their development.' Coventry qualified for the Best Played Playoff by finishing behind Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the 2011/2012 English Premier League season. The club has had a meteroic rise since Kris Duncan took over from Chris Coleman in July 2009, winning the then Coca-Cola Championship to earn promotion to the EPL where they finished 10th in the return to the top flight before ending up 4th last season.
Coventry add quartet of players to club
Just days before the new season Coventry City have added a quarter of players to their ranks, presumably to strengthen the squad for their Champions League experience. 24 year-old Swedish international Martin Olsson was the first to sign for the club for a fee of £2.5 million from Manchester United after earning just 8 league starts in one and a half seasons at Old Trafford before joining Wolves on loan for the second half of last season. Olsson was said to be relieved to be at a club where he will get regular first team football at the highest level. The second to join was loanee Mathias Jorgensen for a loan fee of £2.3 million with an option to buy for an additional £2.5 million. After the deal was confirmed City striker hit out at manager Roberto Mancini for allowing a player, who made over 30 first team apperances in his debut season at the club, out on loan again. Jorgensen had actually rejected Coventry when he signed for City. The third man to sign was Brazillian defender Sidnei on a fee of £4.6 from Portugese club Benfica, Coventry manager Kris Duncan was very happy to get a defender of Sidnei's quality to play alongside Jan Simunek, 'It's a brilliant capture for us, to have two defenders of that quality at the back will give the whole team a boost.' The final player to join the club was Croatian internation midfielder Milan Badelj for a fee of £11 million from Rapid Wien, Badelj has been a target of Duncan's for some time and the Blues manager was happy to finally have his man, 'I feel Milan will just complete the puzzle in the middle of the park for us, we may of had to wait a few years for him but I'm very glad he has joined us'. The new signings will have a chance to strut their stuff for Coventry in the season opener against Sunderland at the Ricoh Arena in a week.
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First month is just coming to a close so there will be a update on games soon
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Coventry announce first team
Coventry City FC officially announced it's first team for the upcoming English Premier League season, the team is as follows:
Goalkeeper - Alex Smithies, Kieran Westwood
Goalkeeper - Alex Smithies, Kieran Westwood
Defenders - Jordan Clarke, Ritchie De Laet, Mathias Jorgensen, Milano Koenders, Martin Olsson, Paul Robinson, Sidnei, Jan Simunek, Ivan Tomecak, Eliott Ward
Midfielders - Anthony Annan, Milan Badelj, Gary Deegan, Aron Gunnarsson (captain), Gary Medel, Fabrice Muamba, Pablo Piatti, Mats Rits, Sejad Salihovic, Ivan Todorov, Zezinho
Strikers - Eduardo, Jo, Artem Milevskyi, Graziano Pelle, Chris Wood, Yannick Djalo (vice-captain).
English rookies draw Russians
English Champions League rookies Coventry City have drawn Russian Premier League team Zenit St. Petersburg for the Best Placed Playoff to make the group stages of the Champions League. The draw took place hours ago with the match-ups as follows: AA Gent vs. PSV, Roma vs. Galatasaray, OM vs. Benfica, Zenit vs. Coventry, Leverkusen vs. Valencia.
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Monthy round-up.
Fixtures:
Coventry vs. Sunderland (Premier LEague)
Coventry kicked off the new season with an exciting match against Sunderland at the Ricoh Arena. Fraizer Campbell silenced the home fans with a good finish from a long goal kick from Craig Gordon, but Coventry pulled things right back with a strike from Yannick Djalo. Campbell put Sunderland back in the lead, but in controversial circumstances when it appeared that he was offside when put through on goal. Djalo pulled Coventry level again just after the hour and just 5 minutes later the hom team hit the lead through captain Aron Gunnarsson who finished a great team move. Coventry were denied the win and Djalo his hattrick when his 85th minute goal was dissallowed despite appearing onside. Jakob Poulsen then struck straight after to earn Sunderland a point.
Fixtures:
Coventry vs. Sunderland (Premier LEague)
Coventry kicked off the new season with an exciting match against Sunderland at the Ricoh Arena. Fraizer Campbell silenced the home fans with a good finish from a long goal kick from Craig Gordon, but Coventry pulled things right back with a strike from Yannick Djalo. Campbell put Sunderland back in the lead, but in controversial circumstances when it appeared that he was offside when put through on goal. Djalo pulled Coventry level again just after the hour and just 5 minutes later the hom team hit the lead through captain Aron Gunnarsson who finished a great team move. Coventry were denied the win and Djalo his hattrick when his 85th minute goal was dissallowed despite appearing onside. Jakob Poulsen then struck straight after to earn Sunderland a point.
Zenit vs. Coventry (Champions League)
Zenit dominated the first leg of the playoff to make the group stages of the Champions League and deservedly took the league early from a corner which was put away by Lahcen Sektioui. Kieran Westwood performed superbly in goal for Coventry as he saved nurmerous efforts on target to keep his team in the game. Midfielder Pablo Piatti had a chance to get Coventry a vital away goal but his penalty was saved, leaving Coventry with the task of winning back at home.
Zenit dominated the first leg of the playoff to make the group stages of the Champions League and deservedly took the league early from a corner which was put away by Lahcen Sektioui. Kieran Westwood performed superbly in goal for Coventry as he saved nurmerous efforts on target to keep his team in the game. Midfielder Pablo Piatti had a chance to get Coventry a vital away goal but his penalty was saved, leaving Coventry with the task of winning back at home.
Coventry vs. Wolves (Premier League)
Coventry earned their first win of the new season with a comfortable 1-0 win over Wolves at the Ricoh Arena. Despite having plenty of shots on goal and controlling the game, Coventry could only score through a early, long-range effort from Chilean Gary Medel.
Coventry earned their first win of the new season with a comfortable 1-0 win over Wolves at the Ricoh Arena. Despite having plenty of shots on goal and controlling the game, Coventry could only score through a early, long-range effort from Chilean Gary Medel.
Coventry vs. Zenit (Champions League)
Coventry took on Zenit knowing a 2-0 win would be enough to see them through to the group stage of the Champions League. The Ricoh Arena was packed to the brim as the fans got behind the team and were rewarded with a sublime performance. Coventry erased the deficeit from the first leg through Jan Simunek who powered in a close-range header to earn his first goal for the club. Just before the half, Eduardo put Coventry ahead on aggregate with a classy finish. Sidnei then earned his first goal for his new club as he powered in a shot from a Aron Gunnarsson corner before Eduardo put the icing on the cake with a tap in to complete his double and a resounding 4-0 win for Coventry and book their spot in the group stage.
Coventry took on Zenit knowing a 2-0 win would be enough to see them through to the group stage of the Champions League. The Ricoh Arena was packed to the brim as the fans got behind the team and were rewarded with a sublime performance. Coventry erased the deficeit from the first leg through Jan Simunek who powered in a close-range header to earn his first goal for the club. Just before the half, Eduardo put Coventry ahead on aggregate with a classy finish. Sidnei then earned his first goal for his new club as he powered in a shot from a Aron Gunnarsson corner before Eduardo put the icing on the cake with a tap in to complete his double and a resounding 4-0 win for Coventry and book their spot in the group stage.
Player of the Month:
Gary Medel
The Chilean who tends to prefer the defensive side of the game, continued to show that he can play an attacking game as well as he is continued to be utilised in a central midfielder role. Medel has not only provided goals for his teammates but also scored the winner against Wolves.
Gary Medel
The Chilean who tends to prefer the defensive side of the game, continued to show that he can play an attacking game as well as he is continued to be utilised in a central midfielder role. Medel has not only provided goals for his teammates but also scored the winner against Wolves.