There is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel for Coventry City’s injury problems. The Sky Blues have had more than their fair share of medical issues to key players so far this season, which certainly hasn’t helped in their quest to adapt to life without star man Gustavo Hamer.
But as Jamie Allen showed at the weekend, having influential players fit can have a major boost to the Sky Blues’ fortunes. Allen made his first start since suffering a summer heart scare and played his part in the 3-1 demolition job on Queens Park Rangers with his energy, vision and ability to get City counter attacking at pace.
Fans will now hoping that the return of Callum O’Hare in the coming weeks, along with the likes of Ben Sheaf, Kasey Palmer and Milan van Ewijk will have a similar impact and help turn what has been a stuttering start for Mark Robins’ men into a more encouraging campaign. Here we take a look at where each of them are and when supporters can expect them to be back in action.#
The 25-year-old suffered an adductor strain in training following the Watford game, with an initial prognosis that he’d be out for a couple of weeks. However, after further investigation it was revealed that the influential Sky Blues player will be out until early November.
Ben is going to be out for a minimum of six weeks, which is a huge blow,” said the City manager, speaking on September 20, “because that was the one area where we didn’t really strengthen in the summer.”
It’s unclear at this stage because although the prognosis was six weeks, Robins said at the weekend that “a couple” of his three injured players (when referring to Sheaf, Palmer and Van Ewijk) had made good progress and could actually be back sooner than first feared. He refused to specify which ones but given that Sheaf is almost halfway into his six-week recovery, he could well be one of them, albeit none are expected to be back for Wednesday’s Blackburn game.
