Coventry City winger Michael McIndoe has claimed that he has more to offer than he has produced since his move from Bristol City in the summer. He arrived at the Ricoh with a reputation for scoring goals in the Championship and lower leagues, but has struggled at Coventry..
In a typically forthright and honest appraisal of his perfomances and attitude sinc his move to Coventry, McIndoe said to the CT, "I wouldn't say I am delighted by any means with the way my season is going. I know I have got a lot more to offer and it is very difficult to express it at the moment. We have not had a lot of possession in the last 20-25 games and there have been a lot of new bodies coming in and out and I think it has been quite difficult to gel the team together."
"We have got real, hard working young players with some senior lads like myself, but we have got a lot of young kids and people have got to understand the budget in which the manager is working at the moment compared to some of the other teams in the division. We haven't got a third of the budget of some so I think it is important to remember that."
He continued "But with regards to me as an individual, there is a lot more to come from me, definitely. I wouldn't say I am disappointed with where I am right now because I am obviously playing every week and working hard, but I have obviously not scored since I have been here and that's a big thing for me because I have been a free flowing goal scorer in this division for many years now, and in the lower leagues as well, so I am slightly disappointed I haven't scored many goals at Coventry."
Michael McIndoe scored 7 times in his first season at Bristol City and six in his second season, two of them against the Sky Blues. He bagged 28 in three seasons at Doncaster and 22 during his time at Yeovil.
Talking about his scoring prior to arriving in Coventry and why he has failed to contribute to the goals tally, McIndoe said, "There are many different factors why I haven't scored yet but I am honest and I will always put a shift in regardless of the result, and I will always work hard for the jersey that's for sure."
"It can start playing on your mind if you let it but I am experienced enough to not let it. I just try to make sure we get three points every week and I know that irrespective of anyone's opinion I will always work really, really hard for Coventry City. I have done that at every club I have been at over the last 15 years and I won't change that.
"Sometimes if you don't get your goal and don't get your result, that's fine, but what you have got to do is put a shift in and I do that every single week. I think the people of Coventry since I have been here have been decent students of the game and they know we are in a transitional period."
"They have got to understand that the club has shifted a lot of players over the last couple of years and it is all about gelling the team together now and working hard for the club, and that's what we are all trying to do just now."
Talking about the next game, at home to Blackpool on Saturday, McIndoe said: "We are looking for three points. We had a plan which we had talked about all weekend to play against Swansea and we got our rewards, and this is another big game for us. We started talking about it in the dressing room after the game on Tuesday night and we have to recharge our batteries and go again.
"We have been working hard and talking about the fact that we have been giving away goals at crucial times but I thought we were a lot more solid the other night when the defence was fantastic. We played the same formation for a few games earlier in the season and one of the hardest jobs was for Leon Best who was up there on his own and it was hard to get people around him and he was a bit isolated at times, but he put a great shift in for us."
"I know it is not pretty to watch at times but you have to do what is good for you in the league. Forget about possession, sometimes you have to work really hard."