Robin Gosens’ Bundesliga debut for boyhood club Schalke may not have gone to plan, but he played a pivotal role in his second outing, keeping Bayern Munich’s right side quiet as the teams played out a goalless draw at the VELTINS-Arena. Now, a visit to former club Union Berlin is on the horizon, and he will be eager to get his first three points in Royal Blue in the capital…
The phrase "taking positives from a defeat" often annoys fans, players and managers but, in this case, Coventry City surely have to look on the bright side as they reflect on a very promising performance at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. It is no consolation for losing the first three league games of a season without scoring for the first time in their history, but they pushed an excellent Manchester City side all the way. Afterwards, Coventry centre-back Bobby Thomas said it was a game, despite the result, which could kick-start their season.
Coventry City defender Bobby Thomas says the performance in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Manchester City is "a great starting point" for the Sky Blues to build on. Frank Lampard's newly promoted side delivered their best performance so far this season, after Premier League losses at Arsenal and at home to Hull City, but are still searching for their first point of the campaign. "We approached the game differently and had a better gameplan," Thomas told BBC CWR.
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