The Sky Blues were in the top six for ten minutes but are now 14th in the table ahead of today's visit to Sheffield United and the City boss told the CT: "We were surrounded in a cloud of negativity at the start of the season after losing Scott Dann and Danny Fox but the first dozen games were very good for us and we were in the top half.
"Then we had a run of ten games without a win but we bounced back in an incredilble manner really up until last month.
"We have bought in some very good players but it is their first season - for some their first six months with us and although they have done a good job the situation hasn't changed.
"We always knew we needed to add to that in the next transfer window and provide a fresh impetus in the summer."