Chris Coleman needs wide-boys for Coventry City revival

THE RECENT dip in results, and more worryingly, performances, have once again shown that the Sky Blues are nowhere near where they want to be in terms of mounting a challenge in the Championship.

The rebuilding has started to take shape with some excellent new players in key positions, but all the ingredients for a consistent side are far from in place.

The January transfer window will hopefully see manager Chris Coleman take the next step by drafting in two or three new faces who will improve his current work in progress.

The priority has to be a decent winger - someone to feed Clinton Morrison who is currently being starved of any decent service into the box where he does what he does best.

The striker has been working tirelessly off the ball to get into positions but like most forwards in this division, they often need more than one chance to score, and all too often he is only getting one chance in games which is clearly not enough.

Coleman's chief scout Andy Thorn is scouring the UK and Europe for players and hopefully it won't be long before the club get a decent wide man to provide a steady supply of crosses, whether that be Gary McSheffrey when he is fit or whoever.

The injury to Leon McKenzie has probably had the biggest impact on the side this season, and we can only look forward to his return in a week or two.

It may take him a couple of games to get back in his stride, but if the Duke can get back to the impressive form he displayed prior to tearing his left thigh muscle, there should be an immediate improvement in results.

McKenzie was clearly enjoying his football and relished taking on his full-back and, more often than not, beating him in every game, so a fit McKenzie should be a real asset.