Coventry City's offensive capabilities were displayed in their fullest form against Gillingham, on Tuesday however, the defence took centre stage as we travelled to Valley Parade.
From the off, Bradford had one route of attack, hoof the ball to James Hanson. Ugly on the eye and quite frankly very ineffective, the Bantams rarely troubled us going forward with Ben Turner and Aaron Martin winning the battle against Hanson.
Kyel Reid and Tony McMahon - the latter converted by Phil Parkinson from a traditional right back to a wide player - were nullified by Sam Ricketts and Chris Stokes, unsurprisingly Reid was the more threatening outlet of the two.
This is the first time in a considerable while where I can't identify a weak link in the back five. Reice Charles-Cook put in another top display with quick distribution and sharp reflexes.
After trying to replace Joe Murphy last season with Ryan Allsop, Jamie Jones and finally Lee Burge, it appears that we had the replacement in the squad the whole time.
The standout performer was Gael Bigirimana, who replaced the injured John Fleck, filling the large void left by Fleck with ease.
He appears to have shaken off any rustiness that was evident in the Gillingham game. His ball retention and spreading of the play following breakdowns in Bradford attacks was outstanding.
There was one small issue, his various attempts to hit 'Hollywood' passes that amounted to nothing, only resulting in Bradford regaining possession. Finding his range may take a little longer than expected.
Whereas Bigirimana grasped his opportunity with both hands, Marc-Antoine Fortune and Ruben Lameiras did not.
Both were below par on Tuesday, with Fortune’s hold up play seemingly non-existent and Lameiras failing to get the better of opposing full back Greg Leigh.
After the introduction of Ryan Kent and to a lesser extent Jim O’Brien we looked like a more imposing threat, and while I've got nothing against squad rotation, Kent, has to be a definite starter along with Armstrong and Murphy.