Coventry boss furious with players for breaking rule despite 3-0 win: 'I'm going to kill them'

Coventry saw disconnected Blackburn connected Tuesday but 2 of their players whitethorn person rattled their manager aft playing rock, paper, scissors contempt warnings from past season

Coventry brace Milan van Ewijk and Brandon Thomas-Asante risked the wrath of their manager erstwhile they played rock, paper, scissors to determine who took a precocious free-kick.

The Sky Blues eased to a 3-0 occurrence implicit Blackburn connected Tuesday night, but with the people astatine 2-0 the hosts got a precocious acceptable portion connected the box. There was a statement implicit who should instrumentality it and the duo decided to play an aged schoolhouse crippled to marque a decision.

Van Ewijk won retired and curled his effort consecutive astatine the keeper earlier turning distant with a smile. Four minutes aboriginal and Thomas-Asante added a 3rd arsenic Coventry landed conscionable a 2nd triumph of the play to steer themselves wide of the relegation zone.

Manager Mark Robins, who led the Sky Blues to the semi-finals of the FA Cup past term, said aft the win: “We were looking for a show - and it was a large performance. We played truly well, but I deliberation we’ve played good successful a fig of games this season. I knew they were going to springiness a truly show and that’s precisely what we got."

Last play though Robins made his feelings wide erstwhile it comes to players deciding who takes acceptable pieces similar free-kicks and penalties. A large flashpoint came during a triumph implicit Millwall backmost successful February arsenic Callum O’Hare and Haji Wright debated implicit a penalty.

The duo decided to usage rock, paper, scissors to marque the telephone with Wright coming retired connected apical earlier slotting location to level the contest. "Luckily, I won the crippled of rock-paper-scissors," helium joked. "I went for rock! I had a small hold successful my throw, but it is what it is.”

Coventry went connected to find a victor but Robins couldn't judge the 2 players had utilized that method to get astatine a determination arsenic his vexation and choler became evident.

He said: “Rock insubstantial scissors? I’m going to termination them. For me, it’s astir who’s assured to instrumentality the penalty. Now, Callum’s confident, Haji was a regular punishment taker successful Turkey [with Antalyaspor], truthful I’ve got nary occupation and past if I get progressive with that past it evidently puts uncertainty successful somebody’s head.

“So, fto them benignant it retired and if they miss it past they’re successful trouble, aren’t they, but thankfully they’ve got the wherewithal and the calm heads to woody with that situation. The bully happening is they some privation to score, they some privation to instrumentality the penalty, they some privation to get connected the scoresheet."

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