CoventryLive’s reaction after the Coventry City match as Sky Blues manager Mark Robins outlines the attributes Ellis Simms should be aware of
Ellis Simms will develop into a “absolutely awesome” striker for Coventry City, according to Mark Robins. Although it has taken the summer transfer from Everton some time to settle into the Sky Blues, he has scored eight goals in his last six games—including back-to-back hat-tricks at the CBS Arena—to bring his season total to twelve and tie Haji Wright for the team lead in all competitions.
After seeing the 23-year-old score a first-half hat-trick against Maidstone in the FA Cup last week, the manager was ecstatic to see the player score what he called the “perfect” hat-trick as City crushed Rotherham United, who are currently bottom of the league, 5-0. The manager hopes that this latest treble will give him the
But his merciless performance against the Millers on Tuesday night was a far cry from his performance against West Brom on Friday night, when he was defeated 2-1 at The Hawthorns and missed three opportunities to score.
“He ought to have confidence,” Robins remarked. He handed the ball away once or twice, and when he realises this, he’s going to be amazing—really amazing!
And when he isn’t thinking about anything, you can see that he can finish with both his right and left foot. One of the most important things is that he recently finished. He had an opportunity to score last week against West Brom when Kasey Palmer slid him in, but he took it early and missed the mark.
But he could have finished if he had taken his time and perhaps even pushed it a little bit farther, closer to the objective. It forces the keeper to work even if he places it in the same spot and strikes the target—you never know.
“He has got incredible pace and incredible strength, and when he realises that he’s going to be some player.”
