After the head coach’s thrilling 4-0 debut victory over Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall’s task now is to win consecutive league games for the first time since March.
Although Coventry has lost four of their past five games, they are not the most formidable foe on paper, even though the Owls were Edwards’ first opponent and were an easy matchup.
But regardless of the quality of the competition, home teams at The Den are hardly guaranteed victories these days. Three months ago, south-east London defeated Reading, who were then bottom of League One, 4-0 in the Carabao Cup.
The Lions have lost six of their nine home games this season across all competitions, and they have only managed one point from their past four league home games.
The Lions appear to have benefited from Edwards’ arrival, and he would have had plenty of opportunity to work out with the team during the international break.
In addition, Coventry would have welcomed the longer break as they attempt to get back on track following a slump that has seen them tumble down the Championship table.
The losing play-off winners from the previous season have drawn more games than any other side in the league because they lack the decisiveness to win games by three points as opposed to one. They’ve had a rough start, much like last year.
Their early season troubles this season are due to the loss of their two top players, Viktor Gyökeres and Gustavo Hamer, to Sporting Lisbon and Sheffield United, respectively. Previously, the problem was with the turf of their stadium.
Even with the loss of the two top players, Mark Robins, the fifth longest-serving manager in the top four English football leagues, will have to work to get his team back on track.
The players signed on to take Gyökeres and Hamer’s place have had inconsistent starts.
Ellis Simms, 22, a former striker for Everton, will be eager to expand his goal total after joining in July. His two goals from his 16 league games came in an away triumph against Queens Park Rangers at the end of September, which was Coventry’s sole road win of the year.
Haji Wright, an American striker, joined from Antalyaspor in Turkey and has scored four goals in 16 games. This includes two goals in Coventry’s most recent away game, a 3-2 loss at Preston North End, where Anthony Taylor, a demotion from the Premier League, controversially awarded a penalty against Robins’ team.
After playing with a back three configuration for the majority of the season, Coventry switched to a back four formation for their most recent match, a 0-0 draw with Stoke City. In an attempt to improve things, Robins used tall forwards Wright and Simms on Matt Godden’s flanks.
