After giving up two own goals to secure the full three points against Coventry City, Erol Bulut acknowledged that his Cardiff team had “a lot of luck.”
Ellis Simms started and completed an outstanding move to give the Sky Blues the lead in the 22nd minute. However, Liam Kitching scored two own goals in the 28th and 67th minutes to seal the Bluebirds’ victory at the CBS Arena and hinder the home team’s hopes of closing the gap on sixth-place Norwich in the play-off race.
A jubilant Bulut remarked, “I am happy because it is a great victory to come to Coventry and win.” It was a significant win for us to come back from a 1-0 deficit in the match, considering Coventry’s recent play and their push for the playoffs.
It was crucial to win against Coventry because “it was not easy coming here after two defeats in a row, especially the Swansea derby when morale was low and then against Sunderland when everyone was expecting a win.”
The German-born coach made the following statement regarding Josh Bowler’s impact on his two goals: “We counted on him 50% for both goals, which makes one goal.” We anticipate him to be really skilled with the ball in one-on-one situations, as he demonstrated today. The second own goal was even more fortunate than the first since it was a cross in that was touched by the defender and ended up in the net. But to receive that opportunity, you have to be in that position, and he was.
“Today was good because we are among the best set-piece players in the league,” he continued. We need greater consistency because we have had far too many highs and lows in terms of individual performances throughout the season. If that were the case, the play-off situation would be different right now.
“The playoffs are quickly approaching, and I believe they will be challenging. We don’t have to talk about it. We will make an effort to score as many points as we can in the final six games, and then we’ll assess our performance.
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