Hunt Is An Option - Mowbray

Last updated : 15 January 2016 By CNS Staff

Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray has said that Stephen Hunt is an option for the squad to face Burton Albion on Saturday.

Hunt played for 84 minutes of City U21's 2-0 defeat at Crewe on Monday and displayed some neat touches and made some telling passes.

“He has impressed on the training pitch and I can see he’s a very talented young man," Mowbray said to the Coventry Telegraph. "It’s a question of balancing it really but Stephen is very much in my thoughts.

"Whether he has to wait and be a bit more patient we’ll see but in terms of physicality and fitness levels, in my opinion, he’s ready to play a part if asked to.

“I wouldn’t worry about him not being up to speed because he looks a bundle of energy. I have watched the whole of the Under-21 game back from Monday and he plays nice forward passes, brings experience, keeps the ball and makes good decisions.

"So he’s a good option for us, I would have to say.

“And I think the big positive is that he already understands how we want to play and where to be in certain positions, so he’s developed very quickly.”

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