By CovSid67
February 23 2009

Comments and quotes following Coventry City's superb victory over local rivals Birmingham City.

In trying to recover, [Birmingham] didn’t muster much and always found it difficult to counteract a highly motivated opponent who worked hard, out-hustled them and never allowed them to gain a stranglehold and do what they wanted - Birmingham Mail.

Maik Taylor kept Blues in with a chance as Coventry, knowing Blues had to commit, and were unsteady defensively, had the clearer openings - Birmingham Mail.

It was a thoroughly deserved win for the hosts, who are now unbeaten in four matches in all competitions and look to be on track to achieve Chris Coleman's target of a top-half finish in the league this season - TeamTalk.

But to be fair to the [Birmingham] strikers they were up against two centre-backs at the top of their game right now. Commanding and composed, Dann continued to look a class act while Ben Turner is showing no signs whatsoever of giving up his shirt amid the fierce competition for places at the back - Coventry Telegraph.

There was a lot of enthusiasm in our performance and, to a man, I thought we were magnificent - Chris Coleman.

I don't know where the five minutes of injury time came from again. I must have missed another streaker - Chris Coleman.

Coventry didn't trouble us all that much in terms of clear-cut chances folowing the goal - Alex McLeish.

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I thought we deserved it. We created a lot of chances and could have won by more - Chris Coleman.