Source: Team_Talk
Coleman confident of cup upset
Sam Allardyce brings his Premier League outfit to the Ricoh Arena for a fifth-round replay after a thrilling 2-2 draw at Ewood Park on February 14.[LNB]And Coleman is adamant his side can go on to make the quarter-finals of the competition despite a recent resurgence from Rovers which has seen them lose just two of their last 12 games.[LNB]The Sky Blues, on a similar run of just two defeats in 13, lie eight points off the play-off places in the Coca-Cola Championship and Coleman believes Saturday's 1-0 win over Birmingham can give his players the confidence needed to see off Allardyce's side.[LNB]Coleman said: "It's the FA Cup and anything can happen. This result, in terms of confidence, should help us.[LNB]"We could have lost 3-0 on Saturday and gone on to win tomorrow night because the FA Cup throws up incredible results."[LNB]A glamour tie with Chelsea awaits the winner and Coleman added: "Blackburn will still be the fancied team, being the Premier League side, albeit they are in our back yard.[LNB]"But why can't we beat Blackburn, which is not impossible, and then Chelsea in the quarter-final?[LNB]"That's what we have got to look at and if we get it right on the night, we have got a good chance."[LNB]A last minute Christopher Samba strike earned Blackburn a replay after Aron Gunnarsson and Michael Doyle had put the Sky Blues ahead following Roque Santa Cruz's second minute goal.[LNB]And former Real Sociedad boss Coleman has urged the fans to turn out in force and create a cauldron of noise at the Ricoh.[LNB]He said: "I thought our supporters were brilliant on Saturday, absolutely fantastic.[LNB]"They were terrific at Ewood Park and then Burnley the other night, at the Ricoh against Wolves and again against Birmingham on Saturday.[LNB]"We keep on drumming that home to the players that if they keep winning, they will be there for us.[LNB]"They get excited when they see full-blooded performances, goals and points because that means you are going in the right direction, and then they turn up and are vocal."[LNB][LNB]
