Coventry boss Mark Robins moved to pile the strain on Middlesbrough forward of their crunch play-off semi-final second leg.
The Sky Blues go to the Riverside on Wednesday locked at 0-0 from Sunday’s first leg.
Boro completed fourth within the Championship, 5 factors and a spot forward of Coventry, and on the Riverside Robins feels Michael Carrick’s facet maintain the benefit.
He stated: “They’re the favourites to undergo so the strain is on them. There’s little doubt about it. We’ll go on the market and actually give a superb account of ourselves.
“For us, it’s about our preparation and what we are able to do. The betting firms have made them favourites to win promotion. So, by definition, that makes us least favourites so it’s what it’s. We simply go and cope with what we’ve obtained in entrance of us.”
Coventry weren’t anticipated to make the play-offs this season, particularly after taking part in seven of their first 9 video games away from dwelling following the Rugby Sevens on the Commonwealth Video games destroying the CBS Enviornment pitch.
Robins recognises their progress this time period however nonetheless needs the glory on the finish.
“It’s probably not a good time to mirror as a result of that point will likely be every time this season involves an finish and we are able to sit again and take a look,” stated the supervisor, who could possibly be with out Gustavo Hamer after he suffered a knee damage within the first leg.
“I say sit again, we’re not as a result of we’ve obtained a busy interval of recruitment arising.
“No matter something, I used to be requested firstly this season what success would appear like and for us, actually, you speak about ending within the Championship, no matter occurs.
“Should you’re within the Championship it all the time provides you an opportunity of doing what we’ve executed to date this season.
“Our season was blighted firstly with well-known components and one in all our gamers (Dominic Hyam to Blackburn) was bought early on which made issues very troublesome for us.
“No matter what occurred, the gamers have responded unbelievably effectively to get us thus far in order that they’ve earned the suitable to go head-to-head towards Middlesbrough.
“No matter occurs, sure, it’s been an excellent development for us however in the end you wish to try to come out efficiently on the different finish.”
