Coventry 4 - 0 Barnsley

[briggcov]

Best Brace Proves his Managers Faith

Coventry striker Leon Best bagged a brace as the Sky Blues ran riot to thrash Barnsley at the Ricoh Arena.

Best, a transfer window target for Nottingham Forest, put the hosts ahead when he turned smartly and fired home.

Dennis Souza saw a header hit the bar before Julian Gray steered in a Best cross and then Best headed against the bar, Jay Tabb tapping in the rebound.

Best wrapped up the scoring with a cool finish from 12 yards after Liam Davis flicked on Tabb's left-wing cross.



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Coventry: Konstantopoulos, Osbourne, Ward, De Zeeuw (Dann 85), Fox, Tabb, Stephen Hughes, Doyle, Gray (Davis 83), Mifsud (Simpson 72), Best.
Subs Not Used: Cairo, Michael Hughes.

Booked: Fox.

Goals: Best 37, Gray 70, Tabb 75, Best 84.

Barnsley: Warner, Foster, Souza, Nyatanga, Tininho, Campbell-Ryce (Devaney 46), Howard, De Silva, Leon (Odejayi 71), Nardiello (Ferenczi 63), Macken.
Subs Not Used: Hassell, Coulson.

Booked: Macken, Nardiello, Howard.

Att: 16,449.

Ref: Mike Russell (Hertfordshire).


Oh! so happy now.....

[Coventry Bee]

Why oh Why are Coventry so inconsistent ?

[briggcov]

That is the ultimate question Cov Bee, I think there has been a lot of disharmony in the club, with the takeover, too many players for certain positions, salaries be published by the press I don't think helped and then of course our terrible injury list. Against Millwall we only had one reckonised defender on the pitch.

Dowie has had quite a good clear out really hopefully the players that are left will now have a chance to show us what they can do.

Barnsley helped today by being so poor but that said a win is a win and good one too so hears to the next game....

[Rufc89]

A great win that, i was a bit surprised to see how far you are down the league, im sure not long a go you were in the top half. but you have a good player in best, bet your glad you kept him