Callum Wilson on verge of return to training

Coventry City boss Steven Pressley says he is confident striker Callum Wilson will return to full training by the end of the week.



Wilson, 21, has 15 goals this season but has not played since New Year's Day, after dislocating his shoulder.

"He's joining in with the young boys where there's less contact on him so he can get his confidence back," Pressley told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.

"His fitness levels are there. He's in really good condition."

Wilson was injured in the Sky Blues' 3-1 win at Rotherham on 1 January, and had an operation to have his shoulder pinned after seeing a specialist.

With Pressley keen to handle Wilson's return as delicately as he can, he admits the club's recent postponements - against Walsall and Bradford City - have worked to their advantage.

"It's good for him, the more games are cancelled, the less he misses. He's delighted with that," Pressley said.

"He can start growing his confidence and it's just a question of getting that contact and sharpness back."

After beginning the season on minus 10 points, the Sky Blues are currently 12th in League One, 12 points off the play-off places and seven clear of the relegation zone.

Callum Wilson: 'I feel ready to return', says Coventry City striker



Coventry City striker Callum Wilson says he is ready to return after two months out with a shoulder injury.

The 21-year old Sky Blues youth product feared that he might not play again this season after undergoing surgery on a dislocated shoulder following the 3-1 New Year's Day win at Rotherham.

But he successfully completed 45 minutes for Coventry's Under-21s in a 2-2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday.

"I feel ready. I've been in full training for a week now," he said.

"To come through the test without any further injury and feeling good, is great.

"Match fitness isn't just about your fitness but about your sharpness on the pitch and I'm probably not as sharp as I was before the injury - but that will come with game-time.

"I'm doing extra training to get that sharpness back and I'm sure I can continue the form I had before the injury."

Wilson is already targeting this Sunday's home game against Shrewsbury, and the 15-goal striker's imminent return is just the tonic needed for Coventry boss Steven Pressley following three straight defeats.

Wilson's injury came at a bad time for Pressley, who had only just been stunned by a transfer request from top scorer Leon Clarke, who eventually departed for Wolves at the end of January.

Coventry initially masked the loss of Clarke but Pressley admits that the postponements of home games against Walsall and Bradford City may yet work to their advantage.

"It's good for him, the more games are cancelled, the less he misses," said Pressley.

"He's delighted with that. It's just a question of getting that contact and sharpness back."

After beginning the season on -10 points, the Sky Blues have slipped 15 points adrift of the League One play-off places, and now stand only five points clear of the relegation zone, in 14th.