Coventry City manager Mark Robins discusses the exact extent of Liam Kelly’s injury and how he intends to handle his midfield deficit in the latest injury news from CoventryLive.
Coventry City’s injury problems went from bad to worse on Wednesday night when Liam Kelly suffered a torn hamstring against Blackburn Rovers. The Sky Blues are desperately short of central midfield options following the recent injury to key man Ben Sheaf, coupled with the club’s inability to replace Gustavo Hamer in the transfer window.
Skipper Kelly had been filling in admirably for Sheaf but limped off injured in the 26th minute of the 1-0 midweek win at the CBS Arena and looks to be out for several weeks. The 33-year-old suffered a similar injury last season. “He’s torn his hamstring so I am going to pick myself for Saturday, although I won’t be running,” joked City manager Mark Robins, trying to make light of the hugely disappointing situation.
“I really didn’t want to have to play him for the full 90 minutes, which turned out to be over 100 minutes tonight,” Robins admitted. It’s challenging because, in essence, he has to go again on Saturday. Although there will be a break after, there isn’t really another choice right now, therefore we will have to play players who are already exhausted.