Robins says Cardiff game 'up in the air'
Saturday 18th December 2021
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viewtopic.php?f=2&t=225254Coventry City boss Mark Robins has said the Boxing Day clash with Cardiff City is 'up in the air' amid the recent spate of positive Covid-19 cases.
Cardiff's match against Derby Count this Saturday was postponed owing to positive tests in both camps and it has thrown next week's fixture into doubt, too.
Coventry's own game with Stoke City was called off, too, after the Potters camp had a number of players test positive this week. And Robins believes the Cardiff game is now under threat, too.
“I am going to give the players the weekend off, and I think that’s mentally and physically the right thing to do, and then get them back in to work towards the Cardiff game, which is up in the air because they cancelled their game against Derby,” said the City manager.
“We just don’t know what’s going to happen and we have to work towards that as if it’s going to be played.”
He added: “It’s inevitable from time to time, and we just don’t know with the way things have turned. It’s disappointing and it’s difficult because you’re in limbo, you hear things and then you still have to prepare as much as you can do but your mentality shifts.
“Players talk, so we knew what was going on (at Stoke). It’s disappointing because we wanted to play. It’s always a good game coming into the Christmas period, so it’s not ideal but we have to deal with it.
“So we will give them the weekend off and then we’ll come in next week in the lead up to Cardiff, but that’s got its own issues because the Cardiff-Derby game is off as well.”
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