
🏆 Coventry City Carabao Cup date confirmed
Posted: Tuesday, June 28th 2022
Monday, January 22nd 2018
Lee Johnson has met the media ahead of City's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg clash with Manchester City.
The head coach answered questions from the local and national press along with winger Jamie Paterson.
Here's what they had to say:
- Frank Fielding will have a scan on his groin to determine the extent of the damage caused at Derby County.
- Nathan Baker sat out of training on Monday and will have a fitness test on the morning of the game.
- City boss plays down "feeder club" talk after reports of a special link between the Robins and Man City.
- Johnson says he's only looked back at the first leg from an analytical point of view, but adds: "I'm told there were a lot plaudits for our team."
- Johnson aware of Man City's "abundance of riches" and admits he's unsure of the team Pep Guardiola will pick.
- Head coach says City's players have had a taste of these occasions against Man Utd and from the first leg, so should relish tomorrow's tie.
- Johnson can expects a big atmosphere and says 22,000 free flags being handed out will only add to the spectacle.
- Paterson says the players take a great deal of confidence from their first-leg display.
- Ex-Man Utd trainee says late goal "knocked us".
- Winger says: "We've done unbelievably well to get this far and if we give 100%, who knows what can happen?"
- Paterson jokes that Marlon Pack hasn't stop mentioning the praise he received from Pep Guardiola after the first leg.
- Winger adds: "I'm proud to play with this set of lads...we all work so hard for each other."
- Paterson confident the atmosphere will be even better than it was against Manchester United.
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