League Points First - Coleman

Last updated : 08 January 2010 By Covsupport News Service

Coventry City manager Chris Coleman is not thinking about Tuesday night's FA Cup Replay against Portsmouth until tomorrow's home Championship game against Barnsley has been dealt with.

City take on Barnsley at the Ricoh Arena tomorrow, having lost their last Championship match at Nottingham Forest but having won three consecutive matches before that.

Speaking to the CT, the City boss said: "I don't care about Portsmouth and I won't start thinking about them until after Saturday's game when hopefully, we have another three points.

"We need to keep climbing because that is our priority and it is a great opportunity for us to perhaps jump another couple of places.

"Last year, we had a great run in the FA Cup but in the end it affected our league position. We should have finished higher than we did but the season fell away from us. The league is our bread and butter and the players should be fully focussed on the game in hand."