Riza pre-Coventry City | The matches come thick and fast
Omer Riza reflected on midweek frustrations at home to QPR as City now turn their focus to Frank Lampard’s Coventry City this Saturday afternoon.
The Bluebirds travel to the CBS Arena looking to follow up last season’s 2-1 win with another victory to see out a testing calendar month.
And in summing up the days in between games, Omer admitted that attention turned to this next match very quickly after the final whistle on Wednesday night.
“After the game [against QPR] I went into the coaches’ room, spoke with them, and said we now turn our focus to the Coventry game,” Omer explained. “We don’t forget about the QPR game, but the matches come thick and fast and there’s no point pondering [on Wednesday].
“We’ve looked back at it and what we need to work on. I’m now focussed on who may be playing against Coventry, who may need a rest and who perhaps can be impactful in that game.”
The Sky Blues announced the appointment of Frank Lampard on Thursday, following the departure of Mark Robins after seven years at the helm.
Coventry currently sit 17th in the Championship, a point above the Bluebirds and without a win in four following Tuesday’s midweek defeat to Burnley.
“I don’t buy in to it when I hear that a team is ‘struggling’; they are a team that have constantly been in or around the Play-Offs [in recent seasons], but they are still a good side with good players,” Omer contested.
“They haven’t picked up the points that they should have done but it’s going to be a tough game. We’re fighting, so every game is a tough game and we have to win; we’re not at the moment and that’s where we’re currently falling short.
“We have to approach with caution away from home, but without taking away our attacking threat.”