COVENTRY City boss Chris Coleman said he was now starting to see the pay-off of having a nearly fully fit squad with the Sky Blues' recent results and performances.

The City manager is almost out of the woods following arguably the club's worst run of injuries since his time at the Ricoh Arena and he said it was no coincidence that the return of players was marking an improvement in results.

"I think it's the first time since I've been here that I will be able to really take my pick from the bunch rather than play square pegs in round holes which we have had to do at times this season," he said.

"I don't think it's a coincidence that the more lads we have been getting back fit the better the performances and the results have been and the boys are going to keep getting fitter so there is no doubt we have our minds firmly set on three points at the weekend.

"That's not taking anything away from Barnsley because they have been picking up some very good results recently but we must just concentrate on ourselves and worry about what we can do. We have to try and maintain the excellent team spirit and work ethic we have produced in the last few weeks.

Coleman also said that the headache of having the pick of players to play in certain positions was certainly one he would not be taking a pill for.

"You want that problem as a manager rather than the problem of picking a team where lads are playing out of position because your hands are tied by injuries.

"It's good for the boys because it keeps them on their toes and at the same point it means that sometimes I can look at resting certain players to give them a bit of a break which is probably the first time I've been able to do that since I've been here.

"We've had a better balance in the side in the last few weeks and it's showed so we need to take that and the momentum we've built into Saturday and use that to try and get a result."

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